{"id":44023,"date":"2026-05-07T17:16:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/?p=44023"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:16:40","slug":"are-your-rcm-metrics-actually-good-or-just-better-than-last-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/are-your-rcm-metrics-actually-good-or-just-better-than-last-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Your RCM Metrics Actually Good or Just Better Than Last Month?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 6px;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43680\" style=\"border-radius: 50px; height: 70px; width: 70px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ccrevamp.carecloud.live\/continuum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Casey-Wessel.jpg\" alt=\"casey-wessel\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: black; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Casey Wessel<br \/>\nProduct Manager | MAP App<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There\u2019s a common trap in revenue cycle management (RCM) measuring improvement against yourself. A denial rate that dropped from 11% to 9% feels like progress, and it is. But if your specialty benchmark sits at 5-7%, you\u2019re still operating with a significant performance gap you may not even know exists.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That\u2019s\u00a0the core argument behind benchmarking, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0the foundation of\u00a0CareCloud\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2026 Ambulatory RCM Benchmarks Report\u00a0because<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0without external reference points, even well-managed billing teams can miss how much revenue is still left on the table.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW18117267 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18117267 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Why Internal Benchmarks\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18117267 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Aren\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18117267 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u00a0Enough<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW18117267 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:280,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"EOP SCXW18117267 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:280,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259031431 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259031431 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">The Five Metrics That Define RCM Performance<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW259031431 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:280,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The report centers its analysis on five core KPIs that, together, give a complete picture of revenue cycle health:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Days in AR:<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The 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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Denial Rate:<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">First-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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Clean Claim Rate (CCR):<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The percentage of claims accepted without errors on first pass. Top performers exceed 98%. Below 90%\u00a0signals\u00a0systemic front-end issues worth investigating.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Net Collection Rate:<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What percentage of allowed amounts are\u00a0collected.\u00a0The report sets the top-performer threshold above 98%, with anything under 95% flagged as needing attention.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Point of Service (POS) Collection:<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patient 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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The full report includes benchmark ranges across all five metrics for each practice size tier and specialty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133329825 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133329825 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Putting Benchmarks to Work<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">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><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For billing teams looking to build a more structured benchmarking practice, the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">2026 Ambulatory RCM Benchmarks Report<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0also includes a self-assessment scorecard and improvement priority matrix that are worth working through with your team.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casey Wessel Product Manager | MAP App There\u2019s a common trap in revenue cycle management (RCM) measuring improvement against yourself. 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