Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital Fax Number — Discharge Summaries and Continuing Care
When a patient completes rehab at Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital, the summary and follow-up plan are faxed to home health, a nursing facility, or the primary-care office — this guide covers it. Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital, a neurorehabilitation hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, sends referrals, plans of care, and discharge summaries by fax every day. Because a discharge summary carries protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital Fax Number
Check with Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital's front desk, which can route you to neurorehab intake or records
Hours: A fax to a rehab hospital lands whenever you send it because the units are staffed overnight, but an authorization packet or a records release sent after hours is picked up the next business day.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital
- A signed release for a copy of the neurorehabilitation record
- A prior-authorization request with the plan of care documenting the intensive-therapy requirement
- A progress update back to the referring neurologist or trauma team
- The physician and therapy plan of care with the cognitive and mobility goals
- A discharge summary and continuing-therapy orders to the next provider
The discharge workflow at Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital
Because rehabilitation continues after discharge, Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital faxes the discharge summary and the outpatient-therapy or home-health orders so the next provider picks up where the hospital left off. Name the patient, the receiving provider, and the primary-care physician so each copy is filed correctly. Confirm the receiving provider's fax with Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital before the discharge summary is sent.
How a rehab referral reaches Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital
A referral to Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital starts with pre-admission screening: the acute-care hospital's case manager faxes the patient's history, the recent progress notes, and the reason for the rehab referral so the physiatrist can decide whether the patient is an appropriate admission. Include the H&P, the recent progress notes, and the reason the patient needs inpatient rehabilitation so the physiatrist can screen it. Put the patient's identifiers and the referring case manager on every page.
HIPAA and your fax to Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital
A fax to Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital that carries a diagnosis, an H&P, or a discharge summary is PHI and belongs on a secure channel. A consumer fax app is not enough; the channel needs to be encrypted and HIPAA-compliant. With Send FAX Mail you send from a phone or computer over a HIPAA-compliant, encrypted connection — Professional is $39.99/month and Business $79.99/month — appropriate for records sent to Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital.
Faxing to Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital — FAQ
Send a signed release form to the staff who manage the rehabilitation record at Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital. Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital will tell you where to fax or upload the completed form. Include the patient's name, date of birth, and the admission dates and record types. They release the copies to the recipient you named after processing.
Often an admissions line and a records line, with a larger hospital adding a dedicated authorization number. Which staff member should receive it depends on your document — a referral, an authorization, or a record. Ask Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital which line fits your document to be sure. Sending to the wrong desk only delays the document.
Yes — a referral with the patient's H&P, recent notes, and the reason for rehab is the routine first step, faxed to pre-admission screening. The more complete the H&P and notes, the faster the team can screen it. Pre-admission needs the H&P and the acute course, and the faxed packet provides them. Put the patient's identifiers and the referring case manager on every page.
Because the stay must show the patient needs and can participate in intensive therapy, Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital faxes the plan of care to establish medical necessity. Name the patient, the admitting physician, and the diagnosis so the plan is matched. A clear functional assessment and realistic goals support the medical necessity of an inpatient stay. Put the patient's identifiers and the diagnosis on every page.
Because Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital treats neurologic patients, the screening packet and the plan of care with cognitive goals are faxed to support the intensive stay. Get the current fax from Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital directly. Send the screening packet and the imaging as one PDF so the record is complete. A brief call ahead helps staff watch for a time-sensitive fax. The result is a clean hand-off to the right staff at Community Health Network Rehabilitation Hospital.
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