Defining the Primary Contact and Primary Guarantor

There are two essential patient contacts that Ascend Academic must have for it to function as a practice management system. The first is the patient’s primary contact and the second is the patient’s primary guarantor. Without these two contacts defined, the system can't send out appointment notices or billing statements.

Watch this video to learn how to define a patient’s primary contact and primary guarantor. (Duration: 1:38)

Additional Information

• Persons defined as primary contacts or guarantors can be non-patients; however, they must exist in your database before you can assign patients to them.

• Ascend Academic also allows you to add secondary contacts and guarantors. However, these contacts are for your information only, as the system doesn't automatically communicate with secondary contacts or guarantors.

• Defining a patient’s guarantor does not automatically assign insurance to the patient. To learn more, watch Attaching Insurance to a Patient in the Resource Center.