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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Fax Number — Referrals, Transfers, and Prior Authorization

A referral to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics goes to the program that will treat the patient, so the destination line depends on the service. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is part of UI Health Care, an academic medical center in Iowa City, Iowa, serving patients across the Midwest. Send the referral with the records that support it so the accepting team can triage without waiting on a second fax.

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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Fax Number

Check University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics's patient records portal, or call the operator and ask for the office you need

Hours: Administrative records processing runs Monday to Friday; the emergency and inpatient services receive faxes overnight and on weekends.

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What You Can Fax to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

  • Hospital-to-hospital transfer paperwork
  • Physician referral forms
  • Release-of-information authorizations
  • Clinical trial screening documents
  • Prescription and renewal requests
Tip: Put the patient's full name, date of birth, and medical record number on every page so University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics can match documents that get separated during intake. Name the receiving office — Health Information Management or the specific clinic — on the cover sheet, and add your callback number. Combine the documents into one job so they stay in order, and save the transmission receipt.

The referral and transfer path at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics routes referrals to the specific program, so the destination line depends on the service. Send the referral form together with the records that support it. Send the complete packet at once so intake is not waiting on a second fax.

How faxes route inside University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Faxes to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics are received by department, not through one shared line. What you send to records will not arrive at the clinic unless the number matches. Start by asking which team should receive it, then send to that specific line.

Protected health information and University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Faxing PHI to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics 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's Professional plan ($39.99/month) and Business plan ($79.99/month) both include HIPAA coverage and encryption for documents bound for University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Faxing to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics — FAQ

There is no single hospital-wide fax at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Each area — records, referrals, prior authorization — answers a different fax. Confirm the correct line for the office you are reaching before you send. Sending to the wrong line only delays the paperwork.

Label each page with the patient's name, date of birth, and record number. State the specific University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics office the fax is for on the cover sheet. That keeps the records matched to the right chart at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Check the details once before you send so nothing bounces back.

The machines accept faxes around the clock; staff processing depends on the department. Routine records and intake are staffed on weekdays. The emergency department and inpatient units accept urgent clinical faxes 24/7. A brief follow-up call confirms an urgent fax to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics was seen.

It can be, with the right service. An unsecured machine in a shared space cannot promise the confidentiality the rules expect. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month and encrypts documents in transit for records bound for University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Handled that way, the records stay within the rules end to end.

A hospital-to-hospital transfer to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics does go by fax. Route it to the accepting service that will take the patient. Call University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics to reach the transfer line and send the clinical summary and orders together. Send the whole packet as one job so nothing arrives split. That keeps the request moving without a second round trip.

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