Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Fax Number — Send Medical Records and Release Requests
Medical-record requests to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center run through release of information, and the right fax depends on that office. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent hospital, a cancer center in Seattle, Washington, serving patients across the Pacific Northwest. Because charts are protected health information, this guide covers both where to send them and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Fax Number
Call Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center's intake coordinators, who will tell you which program line should receive the fax
Hours: Intake and records offices run Monday-Friday during business hours; treatment units coordinate urgent documents as needed.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Oncology records and pathology reports
- Infusion and radiation scheduling forms
- Genetic-testing and biomarker reports
- Imaging and staging results
- New-patient referral forms
Release of information at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Getting records to or from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center starts with its health-information staff. A signed release-of-information form is what authorizes the records to move. Name the records office on the cover sheet and include a callback number.
Cover-sheet basics for faxing Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Records that arrive at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center without identifiers are the ones that get delayed. Put the patient's full name, date of birth, and medical record number on every page. That routing detail is what ties the record to the correct team at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Protected health information and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Faxing PHI to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is allowed, but the service you use has to protect it. A consumer fax app is not enough; the channel needs to be encrypted and HIPAA-compliant. Send FAX Mail's Professional plan ($39.99/month) and Business plan ($79.99/month) both include HIPAA coverage and encryption for documents bound for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Faxing to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center — FAQ
Get it from the office that will receive the document rather than an old listing. Use Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center's release-of-information form, which names where to send the authorization. Keep the working number with the patient's file for next time. Note the number the first time so the next fax to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is quicker.
No. Documents go to different fax lines at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center depending on the office. The line for oncology records is separate from the one for referrals. Match the office to your document, then send to that specific line. Sending to the wrong line only delays the paperwork.
Put the patient's full name, date of birth, and medical record number on every page. Note the target office — oncology records, a clinic, or prior authorization — on the cover sheet. Send it as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order. Check the details once before you send so nothing bounces back.
Faxes reach Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center whenever you send, but when they are handled varies by office. Processing at oncology records generally runs Monday through Friday during business hours. A records request sent overnight is picked up the next business day, while urgent items go straight to the units. A brief follow-up call confirms an urgent fax to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center was seen.
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