Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging Fax Number — Send Prior Images and Comparison Studies
Comparison studies at Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging are requested and released through records on a signed authorization, and the right fax depends on that office. Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging, a vascular and interventional radiology practice in Ketchum, Idaho, receives imaging orders, authorizations, and records requests by fax. Because a patient's imaging is protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging Fax Number
Ask Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging's procedure scheduling or medical records office for the current fax number
Hours: Routine records processing runs Monday to Friday; procedure referrals are worked as cases are booked.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging
- Prior imaging reports and comparison studies from another facility
- A prior-authorization approval for the interventional procedure
- The clinical notes and history that support medical necessity for the study
- A CD or PACS image-sharing request for outside prior studies
- A screening order (for example, screening mammography or low-dose lung CT)
Requesting comparison studies from Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging
Comparison studies at Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging are requested and released through the records office on a signed authorization. A signed release-of-information authorization is what lets the outside films move. List the prior facility, the study, and the date so the right images are pulled.
Release of information at Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging
Medical-record requests to Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging are handled by its medical records office, not a general line. Staff confirm the patient identifiers on the authorization before releasing anything. Address the cover sheet to medical records so it reaches the right desk.
HIPAA and your fax to Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging
Faxing PHI to Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging is allowed, but the service you use has to protect it. Encryption in transit and a compliant provider are what keep the transmission within the rules. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA and encryption starting at $39.99/month, so PHI headed to Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging travels over a compliant channel instead of a fax machine in a shared office.
Faxing to Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging — FAQ
It is, provided your fax service is HIPAA-compliant. HIPAA turns on using a compliant, encrypted service rather than a public one. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA starting at $39.99/month — safer for PHI headed to Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging than a public machine. A secure send protects both you and the patient whose imaging it is.
The right number depends on which office should receive the document. Reach the specific Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging office by phone and confirm the fax it uses today. A quick check beats faxing PHI to a number that has moved. That confirmation is the difference between a delivered order and a lost one.
File a signed authorization with medical records. Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging will tell you where to fax or upload the completed form. A complete request — identifiers, dates, and studies wanted — moves fastest. Turnaround depends on the request; routine copies are handled in the order received.
Not one central number. Each office — scheduling, records, the imaging team — answers a different fax. Verify the current fax for the procedure scheduling office or your target office first. When in doubt, ask Sawtooth Diagnostic Imaging for the office by name.
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