tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2020 Issue Q2
Revenue Booster: Bolster Your Bottom Line With 3 A/R Steps
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Article Overview
This article focuses on accounts receivable management for healthcare practices during a period of financial pressure. It outlines general approaches to tracking claims, reviewing unpaid and denied items, and using practice management reporting and benchmarking to monitor revenue cycle performance. The piece is useful for practice managers, billing teams, and revenue cycle staff looking for broad operational guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
Strong A/R management helps practices identify collection problems early, reduce avoidable delays, and better understand how efficiently money is coming in. The article is relevant to teams trying to improve revenue cycle oversight without adding unnecessary administrative burden.
Article Sections
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Use benchmarking to fix your issues
Introduces the article’s focus on improving A/R performance in a challenging financial environment. Sets up the broader discussion of collection process review and monitoring.
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Track Each Claim You Submit
Covers the importance of following claims after submission and verifying whether they are received and processed. Discusses early follow-up as part of routine A/R oversight.
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Pursue Unpaid and Denied Claims
Discusses common categories of A/R problems that can remain unresolved if not monitored. Emphasizes reviewing denial and payment activity as part of ongoing revenue cycle management.
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Measure and Manage Your A/R With Reporting
Focuses on using practice management reporting to evaluate A/R performance. Includes broad discussion of benchmarking and tracking collection-related metrics over time.
What You Will Learn
- How A/R management supports healthcare practice revenue cycle performance
- Why ongoing claim follow-up is important for collections oversight
- How denied and unpaid items fit into A/R review workflows
- How reporting and benchmarking help assess A/R trends over time
Who Should Read This
- Practice managers
- Medical billing staff
- Revenue cycle staff
- Coding and billing professionals
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