Privacy Policy

Ascend Practice Solutions ("Ascend," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the information entrusted to us. We understand the importance of safeguarding personal information and Protected Health Information (PHI) and maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), where applicable.

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Ascend Practice Solutions provides healthcare administrative services including:

• Medical Billing
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Credentialing
• Provider Enrollment
• Practice Consulting

When acting as a Business Associate under HIPAA, we may receive, create, maintain, or transmit Protected Health Information (PHI) on behalf of our healthcare clients.

We protect PHI in accordance with:

• HIPAA Privacy Rule
• HIPAA Security Rule
• HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
• HITECH Act
• Applicable state privacy laws

We only access PHI as necessary to perform contracted business services.

Ascend Practice Solutions maintains reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information and PHI.

Security measures may include:

• Encryption
• Secure data transmission
• Multi-factor authentication
• Role-based access controls
• Secure hosting environments
• Employee confidentiality agreements
• HIPAA workforce training
• Routine security monitoring

While we strive to protect information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure.