Pathways Hospice Fax Number — Send the Election and Certification
Electing the Medicare hospice benefit with Pathways Hospice starts with the signed election statement and the CTI, so the right fax is the admissions line. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Pathways Hospice is a community-based nonprofit hospice and a community hospice and palliative care organization serving patients and families throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Because these documents carry patient health information, this guide covers both where to send them and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Pathways Hospice Fax Number
Use Pathways Hospice's referral or records-request instructions to find where to send documents
Hours: Administrative offices are open weekdays; urgent symptom-management orders reach the on-call team evenings and weekends.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Pathways Hospice
- A hospice referral from a hospital, SNF, or physician
- Face-to-face (F2F) recertification encounter documentation
- Medical records and release-of-information (ROI) authorizations
- Physician orders and verbal-order signatures
- Durable medical equipment (DME) orders — a hospital bed, oxygen, or a wheelchair
Electing the hospice benefit with Pathways Hospice
A patient choosing hospice with Pathways Hospice signs the election statement, and it goes to admissions with the certification of terminal illness. The election statement names the hospice, the effective date, and the patient's acknowledgment of the comfort-focused plan of care. Include the patient's name and date of birth so staff match the election to the right chart.
Faxing physician orders to Pathways Hospice
Physician orders for a patient of Pathways Hospice route to the hospice care team, not to a general line. A complete order — patient identifiers, the instruction, and the physician's signature — is actioned fastest. Send the order and any supporting notes as one fax so nothing arrives split.
Sending patient charts to Pathways Hospice without cutting corners
Because these documents hold health information, the transport to Pathways Hospice has to be compliant. Encryption in transit and a compliant provider are what keep the transmission within the rules. 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 Pathways Hospice.
Faxing to Pathways Hospice — FAQ
Label each page with the patient's name, date of birth, and record number. Note the target office — medical records, admission intake, or the hospice care team — on the cover sheet. Attach the signed ROI authorization when the fax is a records request. Check the details once before you send so nothing bounces back.
The machines accept faxes around the clock; staff processing depends on the office. Processing at medical records generally runs Monday through Friday during business hours. The hospice on-call line handles urgent comfort-care orders after hours. A brief follow-up call confirms an urgent fax to Pathways Hospice was seen.
Yes, when the transport is compliant. The risk is not the fax itself but an unsecured tool, so a free app or a public machine will not do. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month and encrypts documents in transit for records bound for Pathways Hospice. Handled that way, the records stay within the rules end to end.
Ask the specific Pathways Hospice office for its working fax before you send. The discharging hospital's case manager often already has the correct Pathways Hospice fax on file. Confirming the line first is a two-minute step that prevents a misrouted record. Note the number the first time so the next fax to Pathways Hospice is quicker.
A hospice referral and the certification of terminal illness go to the admissions and referral office. Confirm the admissions fax with Pathways Hospice before sending the referral. Attach the DNR or POLST and the discharge summary for the referral. Confirm the current fax with Pathways Hospice before you send. It is a small step that saves a follow-up call later.
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