Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston Fax Number — Discharge Summaries and Continuing Care
Coordinating a discharge from Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston? The discharge summary and continuing-care orders are faxed to the next provider so rehabilitation continues after the stay — this page shows how. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston, a neurorehabilitation hospital in Johnston, Rhode Island, 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.
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston Fax Number
Confirm the fax with Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston; the pre-admission line may differ from the front desk
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 Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston
- A referral and pre-admission screening for a stroke, brain-injury, or spinal-cord-injury patient
- A progress update back to the referring neurologist or trauma team
- A discharge summary and continuing-therapy orders to the next provider
- A signed release for a copy of the neurorehabilitation record
- The neurology or trauma H&P, imaging, and progress notes for the admission decision
The discharge hand-off at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston
When Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston discharges a patient, the summary, the medication list, and the continuing-care orders are faxed to home health, a nursing facility, or the primary-care office so care is not interrupted. Send the discharge summary and the home-health or equipment orders together so nothing is missing. Confirm the receiving provider's fax with Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston before the discharge summary is sent.
The pre-admission-screening path at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston
A referral to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston 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. Flag an anticipated discharge date so the screening is worked in time.
Protected health information and Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston
A fax to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston 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. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA and encryption starting at $39.99/month, so rehabilitation records headed to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston travel over a compliant channel instead of a shared machine.
Faxing to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston — FAQ
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston faxes the discharge summary and the continuing-care orders to the provider you name. Confirm the provider's fax so the orders are not sent to a stale line. The summary keeps the receiving provider and the hospital aligned on the plan. Keep the confirmation until the summary is acknowledged.
That is routine; Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston faxes the diagnosis, the plan of care, and the functional status to the insurer. Confirm the insurer's fax so the packet lands correctly. The authorization and its documentation belong together so the payer is not chasing pages. Keep the confirmation for the chart.
At minimum, the patient's name, date of birth, and the referring case manager belong on each page. Direct the cover sheet to the correct Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston desk and include a number staff can call. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston. A missing referring case manager is the usual reason a fax sits in a queue at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston.
You can send to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston any time the machine is on, and the units are staffed overnight; referrals and authorizations are worked on business days. The units are covered whenever a fax arrives, day or night. Time-sensitive referrals reach the pre-admission team while the office is open; routine paperwork waits for office hours. A brief follow-up call confirms an urgent fax to Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston was seen.
For a stroke, brain-injury, or spinal-cord patient, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston takes the pre-admission screening with the neurology or trauma H&P, faxes the plan of care with cognitive and mobility goals to the payer, and faxes the discharge summary to outpatient therapy. Ask Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston which line handles stroke and brain-injury referrals. Send the screening packet and the imaging as one PDF so the record is complete. Send the whole packet as one job so nothing arrives split. It is a small step that saves a follow-up call later.
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