Denials and avoidable write-offs, underpayment, and a shift in patient liability all pose risks for complacent providers. These risks can be mitigated through an improved revenue cycle structure, with better reporting and technology enabled processes.

Improving revenue cycle performance requires a commitment to developing such internal solutions. Two such solutions, in particular, can enable revenue cycle leaders to effectively address the following challenges: forming a revenue cycle integrity team and establishing a pre-service center like the one alluded to previously.