The following media bulletin was released 10/9/2023.
Database Reveals Hidden Clinician Fax Numbers
SUMMARY
ScribeFax™, comprehensive database of fax numbers for physicians,
physician assistants, dentists and other prescribing clinicians, is now
available from CarePrecise LLC, a vendor of authoritative healthcare provider
data. ScribeFax is created using advanced data mining, compiling monthly
updates from millions of clinician, clinic, and other medical facility records
to reveal hard-to-find fax numbers.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CarePrecise LLC, a supplier of healthcare provider data
since 2008, has announced the release version of ScribeFax™, the company’s
comprehensive database of U.S. physicians, dentists, physician assistants,
advanced practice nurses, and other prescribing clinicians’ fax numbers. The
enhanced clinician fax database has graduated from beta to full production
version, and is now available for download from the company’s web site.
ScribeFax is a unique resource, offering not only fax
numbers reported by physicians and others, but also correct fax numbers to
replace tens of thousands of unreported, hidden, incorrect, or obfuscated
numbers. The database also includes the complete public NPI registry data, including
robust contact information, specialties and licenses, in a format that can be
easily used in ordinary database software, such as Access, part of the
Microsoft Office 365 suite, FileMaker Pro, or any of the database management
software like MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or other database systems.
Healthcare providers self-report their fax numbers to the
NPI Registry, where they become part of the National Plan and Provider
Enumeration System (NPPES) federal database. Fax numbers are not a required
data point, and many providers choose not to report them, fearing abuse. This
causes problems for businesses needing to communicate vital information to
clinicians, including health plans, electronic prescription transmission
services, and suppliers. Contacting by phone to request a fax number wastes
many thousands of hours, making the ScribeFax directory an essential tool for
fax communications.
In preparing each monthly update to ScribeFax, CarePrecise
uses a testing methodology to flag the “good” and “bad” fax numbers, and adding
new correct numbers found using advanced data mining technology. “Bad” numbers
are included so that users can clean their in-house data. Where multiple fax
numbers are found for a single medical practitioner, a prioritization scheme
determines the best number to ensure correct delivery.
ScribeFax, like the company’s related product, the ScriptFax™
enhanced pharmacy fax database, is designed to save millions of hours of manual
fax number collection across the healthcare industry, and has found wide
adoption even in its beta version. Both products are now in full release, and
are available for immediate download at CarePrecise.com. Subscriptions to
monthly or quarterly updated releases are available.
Michael Christopher, Partner and Chief Data Analyst
CarePrecise LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
877-782-2294 x9
