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Casey Wessel
\nProduct Manager | MAP App<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There\u2019s\u00a0a common trap in revenue cycle management: measuring improvement against yourself. A denial rate that dropped from 11% to 9% feels like progress,\u00a0and it is. But if your specialty benchmark sits at 5-7%,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0still\u00a0operating\u00a0with a significant performance gap you may not even know exists.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s\u00a0the core argument behind benchmarking, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0the foundation of\u00a0CareCloud\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>2026 Ambulatory RCM Benchmarks Report\u00a0because<\/span><\/i>\u00a0without external reference points, even well-managed billing teams can miss how much revenue is still left on the table.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Internal Benchmarks\u00a0<\/span>Aren\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0Enough<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Revenue Cycle\u00a0teams are typically strong at tracking trends over time.\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0harder to\u00a0maintain\u00a0is consistent comparison against industry standards segmented by specialty and practice size.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A gastroenterology group and an urgent care clinic process\u00a0claims\u00a0differently, face different payer behaviors, and carry different prior authorization burdens. Comparing both against a single industry-wide benchmark produces misleading conclusions. The report addresses this directly, providing benchmark ranges broken down by both specialty and practice size, from solo providers to large multi-physician groups.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That context matters. A denial rate of 8% reads differently for a cardiology practice (where the specialty benchmark runs 8-12%) than it does for a dermatology group (where 4-7% is the norm).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Five Metrics That Define RCM Performance<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

The report centers its analysis on five core KPIs that, together, give a complete picture of revenue cycle health:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Days in AR<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0The average time from service to payment. The report benchmarks top performers under\u00a030 days, with the industry median ranging from 40-45 days. Each day above the 35-day target\u00a0represents\u00a0real\u00a0cash flow impact.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Denial Rate<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0First-submission\u00a0rejection rate. Best practice is under 5%, though the report notes that initial denial rates across the industry reached 11.8% in 2024 and are projected to climb. Understanding denial rate by category:\u00a0eligibility, coding, authorization,\u00a0is where the actionable work begins.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Clean Claim Rate (CCR)<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0The percentage of claims accepted without errors on first pass. Top performers exceed 98%. Below 90%\u00a0signals\u00a0systemic front-end issues worth investigating.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Net Collection Rate<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0What percentage of allowed amounts are\u00a0collected.\u00a0The report sets the top-performer threshold above 98%, with anything under 95% flagged as needing attention.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Point of Service (POS) Collection<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0Patient payments captured at the time of visit. This metric often surfaces workflow and training gaps at the front desk that downstream billing teams feel but\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0directly control.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The full report includes benchmark ranges across all five metrics for each practice size tier and specialty.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Putting Benchmarks to Work<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

CareCloud\u2019s\u00a0MAP App, built on the HFMA MAP Keys framework, is designed to move benchmarking from a periodic reporting task to a continuous workflow with peer comparisons by specialty and size\u00a0and\u00a0real-time dashboards.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For billing teams looking to build a more structured benchmarking practice, the\u00a0<\/span>2026 Ambulatory RCM Benchmarks Report<\/span><\/i>\u00a0also includes a self-assessment scorecard and improvement priority matrix that are worth working through with your team.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready to benchmark like a top performer?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Download the full 2026 Ambulatory RCM Benchmarks Report for specialty-specific data, a self-assessment scorecard, and a prioritization framework your team can act on today.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casey Wessel Product Manager | MAP App There\u2019s\u00a0a common trap in revenue cycle management: measuring improvement against yourself. A denial rate that dropped from 11% to 9% feels like progress,\u00a0and it is. But if your specialty benchmark sits at 5-7%,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0still\u00a0operating\u00a0with a significant performance gap you may not even know exists.\u00a0 That\u2019s\u00a0the core argument behind benchmarking, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nAre Your RCM Metrics Actually Good or Just Better Than Last Month? - Continuum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are Your RCM Metrics Actually Good or Just Better Than Last Month? - Continuum\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Casey Wessel Product Manager | MAP App There\u2019s\u00a0a common trap in revenue cycle management: measuring improvement against yourself. 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