## Our Award-Winning Providers Offer Expert, Compassionate Care for Every Patient We Serve

We know it’s important to make sure your patient is in the right hands when you refer them for further care.

Whether for treatment, a single consultation, second opinion, or ongoing follow-up, we’ll keep you fully informed about your patient’s treatment plan and coordinate long-term management, so all patients have the best outcomes possible.



 

  ## How to Make a Patient Referral

   



 

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 ## Caring for Your Patients Like They’re Our Own

**Providers Outside BMCHS**  
If you do not practice at BMC or a CHC on OCHIN, please use [ChartLink](/medical-professionals/patient-care/chartlink) or fax referrals to BMC at [617.638.6756](tel:617.638.6756) and include the following information:

- Your name, practice location, and contact information
- The patient’s full name, DOB, contact information, and insurance (if known)
- The clinic you’re referring to
- Reason for referral

**Boston HealthNet CHC Providers**  
If your community health center is on BMC’s Epic or OCHIN, you can submit a request directly through Epic. Just search for the department or program you’d like to refer to and use the button to submit. If your community health center is not on BMC’s Epic or OCHIN, please follow the instructions above.



 [Explore Our Departments](/departments) 

 

 ## Integrated Specialty Care for Your Patients

If your community health center is on an instance of EPIC, you can submit a request directly through your EHR. Just search for the department or program you’d like to refer to and submit.

If your community health center is NOT on an instance of EPIC, please submit a referral through [ChartLink](/medical-professionals/patient-care/chartlink) or fax referrals to BMC at [617.638.6756](tel:617.638.6756). Make sure to include:

- Your name, practice location, and contact information
- The patient’s full name, DOB, contact information, and insurance (if known)
- The clinic you’re referring to
- Reason for referral



 [Explore Our Departments](/departments) 

 

 ## Expert Care From Your Colleagues

If you’re a BMC Health System provider referring to another BMC Health System provider, you can send referrals directly in Epic. Just search for the department or program you’d like to refer to and use the button to submit.



 [Find a Department](/departments) 

 

 

 ## More Resources

Need more information about patient care at BMC? Use these resources or explore the For Medical Professionals section of our site.

 

 ###  [BMC ChartLink](/medical-professionals/patient-care/chartlink) 

 Affiliated providers and referring partners can securely access their patients’ full medical records online. 

 

 

 ###  [Transfer a Patient](/medical-professionals/patient-care/transfer-or-admit-patient) 

 Our One-Call admitting service can help you transfer or admit a patient without delay. 

 

 

 ###  [Accountable Care Organizations](/medical-professionals/patient-care/accountable-care-organizations) 

 Learn how our Accountable Care Organization provides coordinated, high-quality care for patients. 

 

 

 ###  [Insurance Information](/billing) 

 Learn more about what health insurances are accepted by BMC doctors.