Diagnostic Imaging NW Fax Number — Send Prior Images and Comparison Studies
Faxing a request for prior films to Diagnostic Imaging NW means reaching the records team that pulls comparison studies — this page shows how, securely. Diagnostic Imaging NW is an outpatient diagnostic imaging center in Portland, Oregon, handling outpatient diagnostic imaging for patients and referring providers across the Pacific Northwest. Because a patient's imaging is protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Diagnostic Imaging NW Fax Number
Confirm the right fax with the Diagnostic Imaging NW office handling your imaging order or records request
Hours: The scheduling and records offices generally run Monday-Friday during business hours; the imaging team works the center's scan schedule, which often includes early-morning and evening slots.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Diagnostic Imaging NW
- A request to release the radiology report and images back to the referring provider
- A screening order (for example, screening mammography or low-dose lung CT)
- A CD or PACS image-sharing request for outside prior studies
- A release-of-information (ROI) authorization for a patient's images and reports
- An imaging order or requisition from the referring physician (the study ordered, the body part, and the clinical indication)
Comparison studies and the read at Diagnostic Imaging NW
Comparison studies at Diagnostic Imaging NW are requested and released through the records office on a signed authorization. A comparison study lets the radiologist measure change — growth, stability, or resolution — over time. List the prior facility, the study, and the date so the right images are pulled.
Sending and requesting records at Diagnostic Imaging NW
To send or request a patient's imaging records at Diagnostic Imaging NW, the request goes through medical records. Records are released to you or to the party the patient names once the request is verified. Put the patient's identifiers on every page so the request is matched cleanly.
HIPAA and your fax to Diagnostic Imaging NW
Faxing PHI to Diagnostic Imaging NW is allowed, but the service you use has to protect it. A walk-in machine in a shared space cannot promise the confidentiality the rules expect. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA and encryption starting at $39.99/month, so PHI headed to Diagnostic Imaging NW travels over a compliant channel instead of a fax machine in a shared office.
Faxing to Diagnostic Imaging NW — FAQ
It can be, with the right service. A consumer app is not enough; the channel has to be encrypted and compliant, which rules out shared office machines. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA and encryption from $39.99/month for faxes to Diagnostic Imaging NW. The safeguard is the service you use, not the act of faxing.
Ask the specific Diagnostic Imaging NW office for its working fax before you send. Check Diagnostic Imaging NW's scheduling or medical-records page, then verify the line by phone. Verifying the office and the line up front is the honest shortcut. Skip the stale listing and confirm the line at the source.
Submit a signed release-of-information authorization to medical records at Diagnostic Imaging NW. Ask Diagnostic Imaging NW where the signed release should go. Put the patient identifiers and the requested dates on the authorization. Once processed, Diagnostic Imaging NW releases the report and, when asked, the images on a CD or through image sharing.
No. Documents go to different fax lines at Diagnostic Imaging NW depending on the office. The line for medical records is separate from the one for scheduling. Identify the destination before sending so nothing is misrouted. Keep the confirmed number with the patient's file so you are not searching next time.
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