Gold Standard Billing Solutions

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June, 2026  ·  Last Updated: June, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Gold Standard Billing Solutions (“GSB Solutions,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information in connection with this website and our revenue-cycle management services. Please read it carefully.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

Gold Standard Billing Solutions (“GSB Solutions,” “GSB,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) provides medical billing and related revenue-cycle administrative services to U.S.-based healthcare providers, with a particular focus on medical, vision, and dental practices.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information in connection with our public website located at www.goldstandardbilling.com and through our revenue-cycle operations.

2. Information We Collect

We collect different categories of information depending on how you interact with GSB Solutions:

  • Information you provide directly through contact, demo, or quote request forms (e.g., name, work email, practice name, phone number, specialty, and business contact details).
  • Protected Health Information (PHI) processed on behalf of healthcare practices during medical billing operations, including patient demographics, encounter notes, diagnosis codes (ICD), procedure codes (CPT), claim submissions, Explanations of Benefits (EOBs), and remittance data.
  • Website usage information automatically collected through our site (e.g., IP address, device and browser metadata, pages viewed, referral sources, and cookie identifiers).

Important

Please do not submit patient names, dates of birth, diagnoses, insurance IDs, or protected health information (PHI) through general website contact forms. General web forms are not intended or secured for PHI transmission.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to deliver and operate our services—including submitting billing claims, pursuing denials and appeals, generating patient statements, producing financial reporting for client practices, and supporting practice staff.

We also use business contact and technical data to respond to inquiries, evaluate prospective client engagements, operate and secure the Website, and comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not use PHI for advertising or to train general-purpose artificial intelligence models.

5. HIPAA and PHI

GSB Solutions provides medical billing services to healthcare providers who act as Covered Entities under HIPAA. When GSB Solutions performs billing functions involving PHI on their behalf, GSB Solutions acts as a Business Associate.

Where a Business Associate relationship exists, applicable HIPAA regulations and a written Business Associate Agreement (BAA)—rather than this Website Privacy Policy—govern how PHI is handled. In the event of any conflict between this Privacy Policy and a signed BAA between GSB Solutions and a practice, the BAA strictly controls regarding PHI.

6. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We share information only as needed to operate our website and deliver billing services. This includes sharing with:

  • Clearinghouses and healthcare payers (commercial insurers, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and similar programs) to submit claims and receive payment responses.
  • Vetted third-party subprocessors and IT service providers (cloud hosting, infrastructure monitoring, and security services). All subprocessors handling PHI are bound by written Business Associate Agreements as required by HIPAA.
  • Professional advisers (legal, audit, compliance) or law enforcement when required by law or legal process.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The Website may use essential, analytics, and functional cookies to ensure site operation, performance, and security. You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings.

8. Third-Party Services and Links

The Website may contain links to third-party sites not controlled by GSB Solutions. This Policy does not apply to third-party practices.

9. Data Security

We maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information consistent with the HIPAA Security Rule.

Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is strictly restricted based on least-privilege role controls and multi-factor authentication (MFA), and infrastructure is continuously monitored for security threats.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information and PHI for as long as necessary to provide services to client practices and to satisfy legal, accounting, tax, and regulatory obligations—including requirements under HIPAA, state medical record retention laws, and payer audit windows.

Upon termination of a client relationship, customer data and PHI are returned, deleted, or de-identified in accordance with the Business Associate Agreement and Master Services Agreement.

11. Individual Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residence, you may have rights under applicable law to access, correct, delete, or receive a portable copy of your personal data.

If GSB Solutions processes PHI as a Business Associate of a healthcare practice, patient inquiries or requests regarding their PHI must be directed to the healthcare provider as the Covered Entity. GSB Solutions will support the provider in responding to patient requests as required by HIPAA.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website and professional services are intended for healthcare practices and their staff, not for direct use by children. PHI relating to pediatric patients is processed strictly on behalf of healthcare practices under their direction and the applicable Business Associate Agreement.

13. International Transfers

GSB Solutions operates primarily within the United States, and information collected is processed under U.S. jurisdiction using appropriate technical safeguards and data transfer mechanisms.

14. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, or legal obligations. Material updates will be reflected by revising the 'Last Updated' date at the top of this Policy.

15. Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy, data inquiries, or Business Associate Agreements can be directed to Gold Standard Billing Solutions via email at info@goldstandardbilling.com.