UPMC Presbyterian Fax Number — Send Medical Records and Release Requests
Need to send or request medical records from UPMC Presbyterian? Those go through its records office on a signed release, not a general fax line. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, UPMC Presbyterian is part of UPMC and a teaching hospital that cares for patients throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Because charts are protected health information, this guide covers both where to send them and how to keep the transmission compliant.
UPMC Presbyterian Fax Number
Use UPMC Presbyterian's release-of-information request form or main switchboard to reach the right fax
Hours: Administrative records processing runs Monday to Friday; the emergency and inpatient services receive faxes overnight and on weekends.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to UPMC Presbyterian
- Prescription and renewal requests
- Physician referral forms
- Hospital-to-hospital transfer paperwork
- Release-of-information authorizations
- Specialist consultation notes
How medical records move at UPMC Presbyterian
Medical-record requests to UPMC Presbyterian are handled by its records office, not a general line. A complete request — identifiers, dates, and the records wanted — moves fastest. List the exact dates and record types you need so nothing is missed.
Making sure your fax lands with the right team at UPMC Presbyterian
The cover sheet does the routing work once a fax reaches UPMC Presbyterian. State the patient identifiers and the destination department in plain terms on the cover sheet. Send multi-page records as one combined PDF so the documents stay in order.
Faxing PHI to UPMC Presbyterian the compliant way
Anything with a patient's history headed to UPMC Presbyterian is protected data under HIPAA. HIPAA permits faxing PHI over a compliant, encrypted service — not a shared office machine or a free app. On Send FAX Mail, HIPAA coverage is included from the $39.99/month Professional tier up, and every page to UPMC Presbyterian is encrypted in transit with a delivery confirmation.
Faxing to UPMC Presbyterian — FAQ
There is no single hospital-wide fax at UPMC Presbyterian. Records, referrals, and prior authorization each keep their own line. Verify the current fax for the physician referral office or your target department first. A quick call to UPMC Presbyterian settles which line your document should use.
Label each page with the patient's name, date of birth, and record number. Add a cover sheet addressed to the physician referral office at UPMC Presbyterian with your callback number. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached UPMC Presbyterian. A missing identifier is the usual reason a fax sits in a queue at UPMC Presbyterian.
The machines accept faxes around the clock; staff processing depends on the department. Records and referral offices work weekday business hours. Send routine requests early in the day for same-day handling; emergencies are actioned immediately. Flag anything time-sensitive on the cover sheet so it is not treated as routine.
It can be, with the right service. Faxing itself is accepted for PHI; the transport is what has to be secure. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA starting at $39.99/month — safer for PHI headed to UPMC Presbyterian than a public machine. Choose the secure channel first, then confirm the number for UPMC Presbyterian.
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