VA Montana Healthcare System Fax Number — Reach the Right Department

Yes — HIPAA permits faxing protected health information when the channel is secure. 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 VA Montana Healthcare System than a public machine. Choose the secure channel first, then confirm the number for VA Montana Healthcare System.

The current line comes from VA Montana Healthcare System directly, since department numbers change. The referring provider's office often already has the correct VA Montana Healthcare System fax on file. A quick check beats faxing PHI to a number that has moved. The office that receives the fax is the authority on its own number.

VA Montana Healthcare System does not publish a single fax for the whole hospital. The line for the Release of Information office is separate from the one for referrals. Verify the current fax for the patient intake team or your target department first. A quick call to VA Montana Healthcare System settles which line your document should use.

Include the three identifiers staff use to match a chart: full name, date of birth, and medical record number. Note the target office — the Release of Information office, a clinic, or health administration — on the cover sheet. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached VA Montana Healthcare System. A missing identifier is the usual reason a fax sits in a queue at VA Montana Healthcare System.