Health Care for the Homeless Fax Number — Referrals, Transfers, and Coordination
Sending a referral or transfer to Health Care for the Homeless? It lands with the coordination team that lines up the next visit, not the front desk. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, Health Care for the Homeless cares for patients across the Baltimore-Washington corridor at its clinic sites. Because a referral carries protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission secure.
Health Care for the Homeless Fax Number
Because Health Care for the Homeless coordinates with shelters and hospitals, confirm the site and the line handling your patient first
Hours: Faxes reach Health Care for the Homeless whenever you send, but a records or coordination request sent after hours is handled the next business day.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Health Care for the Homeless
- Respite-care and hospital-discharge coordination documents
- Medical records and release-of-information (ROI) authorizations
- Referrals to specialists and behavioral health
- Care-coordination records with shelters and hospitals
- Prior authorization and referral forms
How a referral reaches Health Care for the Homeless
Care-coordination paperwork for Health Care for the Homeless is handled by the team that manages the patient's next visit, not the front desk. The coordinating team reviews the packet before scheduling or arranging the specialist visit. Address the cover sheet to the referral and care-coordination team so it reaches the right desk on the first try.
Care coordination with shelters and hospitals at Health Care for the Homeless
Because Health Care for the Homeless serves patients experiencing homelessness, care coordination with shelters, hospitals, and respite programs is a large share of what moves by fax. Include the patient's name, date of birth, and the coordinating partner so the hand-off is matched. Address the cover sheet to Health Care for the Homeless' care-coordination team so it reaches the right desk.
Faxing PHI to Health Care for the Homeless the compliant way
The risk with documents bound for Health Care for the Homeless is not the fax itself but an unsecured tool. Under HIPAA, the transport for protected health information should be secure rather than a public or ad-supported one. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and keeps a confirmation of delivery — a safer route to Health Care for the Homeless than a public machine, from $12.99/month.
Faxing to Health Care for the Homeless — FAQ
It depends on the site and the document. A records request, an ROI authorization, or an enrollment form is still commonly faxed even where referrals are online. Match the document to the channel Health Care for the Homeless wants, and it lands with the right desk the first time. Either way, do not assume — the site's own instructions are the authority.
Not one central number. As a Health Care for the Homeless program, it splits incoming faxes across the medical records office and the individual clinic sites. Match the document to the department, then send to that specific line. Keep the confirmed number with the patient's file so you are not searching next time.
Every page should carry the patient's full name, date of birth, and record number. Direct the cover sheet to the correct Health Care for the Homeless department and include a number staff can call. Send it as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order. Complete, legible identifiers are what move the request fastest.
Incoming faxes to Health Care for the Homeless are not turned away by the hour, but processing is not always immediate. The offices that handle referrals and records keep standard weekday hours. Little routine paperwork is processed on weekends or holidays. Plan routine requests for a weekday morning when the office is fully staffed.
A hospital-discharge or respite hand-off goes to the care-coordination team, which arranges the next step. Put the patient identifiers and the coordinating partner on the pages. Confirm the coordination fax with Health Care for the Homeless, since outreach and clinic sites keep separate lines. Confirm the current fax with Health Care for the Homeless before you send. The result is a clean hand-off to the right team at Health Care for the Homeless.
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