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Ascent Patient Advocates
Your Health, Your Journey, Our Support
With over 25 years of healthcare experience, our Nurse Patient Advocates provide tailored health care coordination for adults and older adults locally in South Central Wisconsin and nationwide via phone or video.
Our Approach
Personalized Guidance and Support: Every client has their own unique care plan.
Health Information and Answers: We’re here to provide you with the health information and answers you need.
Effective Communication: Let us help you talk with your healthcare team, have productive appointments, get the information you need, and get your questions answered.
Your Goals, Our Priority: Your goals matter most, and we’re here to help you reach them.
Time-Saving Solutions: We save you time by taking care of health-related tasks, giving you your quality time back with your loved one instead of dealing with healthcare to-dos.
Peace of Mind: Experience the comfort of knowing you're in good hands with our dedicated support by our experienced nurse patient advocates.
Our Services
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Share your health questions and concerns. Tell us your specific needs. Let's explore how Ascent Patient Advocates can assist you.
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Healthcare Communication
Talk with your healthcare providers
Communicate updates to designated contacts
Help you understand your medical conditions and treatment options
Appointment Management
Attend appointments with you
Ask questions and take notes
Answer post-appointment questions
Schedule, organize, and help prepare for appointments
Medication Management
Review and help organize medications
Help you understand your medications
Medical Records
Review, discuss, or organize your medical records
Specialist & Provider Search
Help you find specialists, primary care providers, or a second opinion
Advance Care Planning
Assist with completing a Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Senior Living & Home Care
Help you find senior living options
Help with home health care, home services, caregivers, and community resources
Transportation
Arrange transportation for medical appointments
Hospital & Surgery Support
Be by your side during hospital stays or on the day of surgery
Communicate with healthcare providers
Post-Care Transition
Assist with transitioning back home, to rehab, assisted living, or nursing homes
Additional services may be available upon request.
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Navigating healthcare can be challenging—We are here to make it easier for you and your loved one.
Explore our 'Adults and Older Adults' section for resources.
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For Adults, Older Adults, Adult Children, Loved Ones, Friends, Family, & Community Members
Discuss a specific health situation or condition and get your questions answered.
Learn tips on how to effectively advocate for yourself or another person.
Receive tailored support for your unique needs and goals.
Additional services may be available upon request.
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We offer engaging presentations and outreach programs tailored to community groups, organizations, and businesses. Our goal is to empower individuals to advocate for their own health or for a loved one effectively. Multiple interactive session topics are available.
Let us help your team or community members take charge of their health, ensuring they are informed, confident, and proactive when it comes to their health.
Contact us today to learn more.
Email: info@ascentpatientadvocates.com
Phone: (608) 535-9844
Testimonials
Who We Are
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Nurse Patient Advocate
Owner of Ascent Patient Advocates. Registered Nurse. Adult Nurse Practitioner. Badger Fan. Dog Lover.
With 25 years of healthcare experience, I specialize in supporting adults and older adults with their unique health needs and goals. As a nurse practitioner, I bring expertise in medical terms, diseases, treatments, and medications. As a nurse patient advocate, I simplify complex medical information, ensuring clarity and understanding. I am dedicated to providing informed, compassionate help, solutions, and peace of mind. Navigating healthcare can be challenging—I'm here to make it easier for you and your loved ones.
When I am not working, you’ll find me cheering on the Badgers, spending time with family, or enjoying the great outdoors with my dog.
FAQs
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A Nurse Patient Advocate with Ascent Patient Advocates is dedicated to being your personal health guide. Here’s how we help:
Personalized Support: We work for you, not your insurance company or doctor.
Listening to You: We understand your priorities and ensure your voice is heard.
Asking the Right Questions: We ask questions you might not think of to get you all the information you need so you can make decisions.
Clear Communication: We explain things in simple, understandable language.
Resource Guidance: We help you find specialists and resources to achieve your health goals.
Expertise: We clarify and explain the information provided by your healthcare team.
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No Legal, Financial, or Medical Advice: We don’t offer advice in these areas.
No Prescriptions: We do not prescribe medications.
Not a Replacement for Your Healthcare Team: We don’t replace your doctors, NPs, PAs, or nurses.
No Decision-Making on Your Behalf: We don’t make decisions for you.
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We’ve had wonderful interactions and collaboration with doctors, NPs, PAs, and nurses.
We enhance the productivity and efficiency of medical visits by providing additional support and information.
We review the information provided by your healthcare team with you.
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If we both agree that Ascent Patient Advocates can help, we’ll collect payment and schedule one of the following:
1-2 hour Intake Consultation: Discuss your situation, health, and goals. We will present a proposed care plan with services, and an estimated costs of services. Usually 1-2 visits.
60-Minute Personal Advocacy Session: Discuss a specific health situation or condition and get your questions answered. Learn tips on how to effectively advocate for yourself or another person.
Both options include personalized support for your unique situation.
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We’re here to support you whenever you need us! If you need additional advocacy, schedule another 60-minute personal advocacy session anytime or a detailed 1-2 hour intake consultation if you want Ascent Patient Advocates to be your health advocate.
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You’ll receive an Advocacy Services Assessment and Estimate including client goals, services, estimated time required, and costs of services.
Service type options include one-time, short-term, long-term, or as-needed services.
Fees are charged hourly, flat fee, or on a care plan basis, depending on the type of service.
Periodically, we’ll review the care plan together and make any necessary adjustments.
If you decide to move forward with Ascent Patient Advocates as your health advocate, we’ll sign the contract, collect prepayment, then begin working on your care plan and list of services.
You will receive a monthly invoice outlining services and fees.
We’ll connect via your preferred method of communication regularly.
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Currently, patient advocacy services are not covered by insurance plans.
Clients or responsible parties must pay for our services out of pocket, as specified in the signed contract.
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A 20-minute phone consultation is offered at no charge to discuss your needs and explore how I can help. Pricing for services varies based on individual requirements. Please feel free to call for more details so we can provide personalized information.
Our loyalty remains with the client, even if a third party covers the cost of services.
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Contact Us
Contact us by phone, email, or through our online form. We’re here to discuss your healthcare needs and share how our nurse patient advocates can support you or your loved one in navigating the healthcare system. We offer health care coordination for adults and older adults, available locally in South Central Wisconsin and nationwide via phone or video.
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Privacy, Terms & Conditions for Ascent Patient Advocates
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We understand that health concerns are private and personal, and we will never knowingly violate your right to use the information you find on this site.
The documents and information contained within the Ascent Patient Advocates website is offered for informational purposes only. No information contained herein is a substitute for professional medical care by a qualified practitioner, nor should it be inferred as such.
ALWAYS check with your doctor if you have any health questions. The contributors to this website are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for ANY form of damages whatsoever resulting from information contained herein.
Every effort has been made to assure accuracy of this information, but mistakes may be present. Material presented on ALL pages is copyrighted by Ascent Patient Advocates and by the various contributing authors. These materials may NOT be sold or redistributed for profit in any way without expressed written permission of the authors.
The testimonials on this website reflect individual experiences and opinions. Results may vary. These testimonials are not indicative of future performance or results, and no guarantee is made of specific outcomes. Some testimonials may have been edited for clarity and length.
You may download and retain on a file or in hard copy form a single copy of material published on this site for your personal use, provided that you do not remove any proprietary notices. You may not otherwise copy, distribute, display, download, modify, or repost all or any part of the material without Ascent Patient Advocates written permission. You may not mirror on another web server all or any part of the material published on this site, and you may not use any of the graphics contained in any material published on this site without expressed written permission from us. text goes here
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Ascent Patient Advocates is committed to respecting the privacy and security of our users. Our goal is to provide you with the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you.
To demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we have prepared this statement disclosing our privacy practices. Here you will learn what personal identifying information of yours is collected, how and when we might use your information, how we protect your information, who has access to your information, and how you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
We will not disclose your information to any person or organization outside Ascent Patient Advocates, except as described in this Privacy Policy or on any of the individual sites.
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If register or fill out a form, we will ask you for some personal information. This information is intended only to see how users access the advocate information they need. When you supply us with your email address, you might be added to our email notification list, from which you may opt out at any time.
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Your information is not stored on any publicly accessible servers and therefore cannot be accessed by anyone outside Ascent Patient Advocates personnel.
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In addition to the use of your contact information described above, your information will be shared in the following ways:
As required by law, in a matter of public safety or policy, or as needed in connection with the transfer of other business assets.
In compliance with U.S. law, we do not share information with any unaffiliated third parties for marketing purposes.
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Our websites contain links to sites maintained by companies that are not affiliated with Ascent Patient Advocates. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those sites, and we encourage you to use caution when visiting them. In particular, we recommend you view the privacy policy posted on each site.
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If our information practices change in a significant way, we will post and highlight the policy changes.
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Please send an email to: support@ascentpatientadvocates.com