Hospice of Central Pennsylvania Fax Number — Send the Election and Certification
Faxing the CTI, the election statement, or a face-to-face recertification note to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania means reaching the admissions team — this page shows how, securely. As a community-based nonprofit hospice, Hospice of Central Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania receives faxed orders, records, and referral packets for hospice patients across the Mid-Atlantic. Because these documents carry patient health information, this guide covers both where to send them and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Hospice of Central Pennsylvania Fax Number
Call Hospice of Central Pennsylvania and ask for the hospice referral team or the office you need to reach by fax
Hours: The admissions and records offices generally run Monday-Friday during business hours; hospice care is on call around the clock for urgent orders.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania
- Interdisciplinary group (IDG) plan-of-care updates
- The certification of terminal illness (CTI)
- Bereavement and continuing-care enrollment forms
- Durable medical equipment (DME) orders — a hospital bed, oxygen, or a wheelchair
- Comfort-kit and medication orders coordinated with the pharmacy
Electing the hospice benefit with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania
The signed election statement and the CTI for a patient of Hospice of Central Pennsylvania go to the admissions office that opens the benefit period. Both the hospice medical director and, initially, the attending physician sign the certification for the first benefit period. Include the patient's name and date of birth so staff match the election to the right chart.
Faxing physician orders to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania
A prescriber sending orders to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania reaches the hospice care team or the records office that files them. A complete order — patient identifiers, the instruction, and the physician's signature — is actioned fastest. Address the cover sheet to the hospice care team so the order reaches the nurse.
Sending patient charts to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania without cutting corners
A patient's records are protected health information, so how you fax them to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania matters. HIPAA permits faxing PHI over a compliant, encrypted service — not a shared office machine or a free app. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month, with the Business plan at $79.99/month for higher volume — a safer route for records going to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania than a public machine.
Faxing to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania — FAQ
Label each page with the patient's name, date of birth, and record number. Direct the cover sheet to the correct Hospice of Central Pennsylvania office and include a number staff can call. Send it as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order. Clear labeling is what keeps a multi-page record together at Hospice of Central Pennsylvania.
The machines accept faxes around the clock; staff processing depends on the office. The offices that handle referrals and records keep standard weekday hours. A records request sent overnight is worked the next business day, while urgent orders go to the on-call team. Expect same-day handling for the urgent orders the on-call team watches for.
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 covers HIPAA on the Professional ($39.99/month) and Business ($79.99/month) plans for documents going to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania. A secure send protects both you and the patient whose chart it is.
Ask the specific Hospice of Central Pennsylvania office for its working fax before you send. Check Hospice of Central Pennsylvania's referral or medical-records page, then verify the line by phone. Keep the working number with the patient's file for next time. That confirmation is the difference between a delivered record and a lost one.
Hospice referrals route to the admissions office, apart from a records request. Ask Hospice of Central Pennsylvania for the current hospice intake line first. Attach the DNR or POLST and the discharge summary for the referral. Put the patient identifiers on every page so it is matched cleanly. The result is a clean hand-off to the right team at Hospice of Central Pennsylvania for the patient and family.
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