Western Radiology Imaging Fax Number — Send Imaging Records Securely
Faxing imaging records to Western Radiology Imaging is allowed under HIPAA — but only over a secure, compliant channel, which is where most people slip. Based in Seattle, Washington, Western Radiology Imaging is an outpatient diagnostic imaging center and works outpatient diagnostic imaging for the community it serves across the Pacific Northwest. This guide covers the compliant way to send PHI plus how to reach the correct office at the facility.
Western Radiology Imaging Fax Number
Call Western Radiology Imaging and ask for the team or office you need to reach by fax
Hours: Routine records processing runs Monday to Friday; imaging orders are worked as appointments are booked.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Western Radiology Imaging
- An imaging order or requisition from the referring physician (the study ordered, the body part, and the clinical indication)
- Prior imaging reports and comparison studies from another facility
- A CD or PACS image-sharing request for outside prior studies
- A screening order (for example, screening mammography or low-dose lung CT)
- A release-of-information (ROI) authorization for a patient's images and reports
Faxing PHI to Western Radiology Imaging the compliant way
Because these documents hold health information, the transport to Western Radiology Imaging has to be compliant. A consumer fax app is not enough; the channel needs to be encrypted and HIPAA-compliant. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month, with the Business plan at $79.99/month for higher volume — a safer route for records going to Western Radiology Imaging than a public machine.
How prior films move at Western Radiology Imaging
Faxing a request for prior studies to Western Radiology Imaging, or sending outside priors to it, goes through the records office. Prior images usually move as a CD or through an image-sharing network, while the fax carries the request and the report. Ask whether the images should arrive on a CD or through an image-sharing portal.
How to find Western Radiology Imaging's current fax number
Rather than trust an old listing, get the current fax straight from Western Radiology Imaging. Call Western Radiology Imaging and ask for the scheduling and pre-authorization office or the office you are trying to reach. Verifying the office and the line up front is the honest shortcut here.
Faxing to Western Radiology Imaging — FAQ
Get it from the office that will receive the document rather than an old listing. Call Western Radiology Imaging and ask for the scheduling and pre-authorization office or the office you are reaching. Verifying the office and the line up front is the honest shortcut. A confirmed line beats a guessed one on documents this sensitive.
Send a signed release form to the records staff who manage the patient's imaging file. Western Radiology Imaging will tell you where to fax or upload the completed form. Put the patient identifiers and the requested dates on the authorization. The records move once the office verifies the authorization.
No. Documents go to different fax lines at Western Radiology Imaging depending on the office. Each office — scheduling, records, the imaging team — answers a different fax. Identify the destination before sending so nothing is misrouted. Which line is right depends on the office, not the facility as a whole.
At minimum, the patient's name, date of birth, and record number belong on each page. State the specific Western Radiology Imaging office the fax is for on the cover sheet. With identifiers and destination clear, nothing gets misrouted. Complete, legible identifiers are what move the order fastest.
The imaging order goes to scheduling, while a prior-authorization approval for MRI or CT goes to the authorization office. Ask Western Radiology Imaging which office should get the order and which should get the approval. Note whether prior authorization is already approved on the cover sheet. A brief call ahead helps staff watch for a time-sensitive fax. That keeps the order moving without a second round trip.
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