decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2005 Issue 9 (September)
7 tips to speed accounts receivable
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Article Overview
This piece discusses ways medical practices can improve accounts receivable turnaround and reduce delays in payment. It is aimed at practice managers, billers, coders, and administrators, and it covers benchmarking A/R aging data, staffing considerations, claims follow-up, coding education, front-desk verification, and charge capture processes. The article also touches on broader billing workflow issues and references specialty-based differences in claim aging and surgical documentation.
Why This Topic Matters
Accounts receivable speed affects practice cash flow, billing efficiency, and the ability to identify avoidable denials or posting errors. The article is useful for organizations looking to compare performance against specialty-based trends and strengthen revenue-cycle processes without relying on coding assumptions.
Article Sections
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Benchmarking accounts receivable aging
Introduces the idea of comparing practice A/R aging performance against broader specialty-based trends. The section frames aging categories and cash-flow evaluation at a high level.
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Specialty services and documentation considerations
Discusses how certain service types may take longer to process and highlights the role of documentation in supporting surgical claims. It also references coordination among billing, coding, and payer review processes.
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Five specific tips to speed your A/R
Outlines several practice workflow strategies related to staffing, payment posting, coding education, front-office questioning, and charge verification. The section presents general revenue-cycle improvement themes without detailing specific coding outcomes.
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Bonus tip: patient sign-in sheet handling
Provides a brief process note related to privacy-conscious handling of sign-in sheets and end-of-day reconciliation. The focus is on operational workflow in the practice setting.
What You Will Learn
- How practices can compare A/R aging performance against specialty-based benchmarks
- Which billing workflow areas may affect payment speed
- Why documentation and charge capture processes matter to revenue cycle performance
- How staffing, posting, front-desk intake, and coding education fit into A/R management
Who Should Read This
- Practice managers
- Medical billers
- Medical coders
- Revenue cycle staff
- Physician office administrators
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