ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 25
How to Benchmark Your A/R
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Article Overview
This article explains how medical practices can evaluate accounts receivable using benchmark data from practice management surveys and informal performance ranges. It is aimed at billing, practice management, and revenue cycle professionals who want a general framework for judging whether A/R is aging normally or drifting out of range. The discussion focuses on broad benchmarking sources, aging categories, and overall A/R health indicators rather than on coding rules or payer-specific instructions.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding A/R benchmarks helps practices recognize collection problems earlier, compare performance with peers, and monitor whether aging balances and bad debt are moving in an unfavorable direction.
What You Will Learn
- Where practices commonly look for A/R benchmarking data
- What broad A/R aging measures are often tracked
- How general industry rules of thumb are used to assess A/R performance
- Which overall A/R indicators may suggest collection concerns
Who Should Read This
- Medical billers
- Practice managers
- Revenue cycle staff
- Healthcare consultants
- Administrative leaders in physician practices
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