5 KPIs to help measure Revenue Cycle Management success
Revenue cycle management helps you keep track of claims processing, payment and revenue generation. Tracking revenue cycle metrics is an important part of measuring the financial health of your healthcare facilities.
These metrics or KPIs are vital to understanding the financial performance of your healthcare facilities, recognizing problem areas, and identifying fluctuations in revenue.
Here are 5 RCM Key Performance Indicators that all healthcare facilities should track to measure their success.
First Pass Resolution Rate
The first pass resolution rate (FPRR) measures the number of claims that are resolved the first time they are submitted. It’s a good metric to track to measure the success of your revenue cycle management processes, starting with when a patient schedules an appointment to after visit tasks like coding and billing.
Formula: Total Number of Claims resolved ÷ Total Number of Claims resolved during the same period
The case of American Family Clinic – Urgent Care Center
Consider the case of American Family Clinic (AFC) Urgent Care Center in Memphis, TN. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, patient volumes had dropped by 75%. The clinic was in danger of shutting its doors permanently.
Common UCC Revenue Integrity Challenges
- Insufficient revenue and unpredictable cash flows
- Manual medical coding and billing errors/issues
- Communication disconnects across the revenue cycle
- Increasing cost of non-compliance
- Inadequate resources to keep up with changing payor requirements
Net Collection Rate
The net collection rate (NCR) measures the effectiveness of collecting reimbursements. It’s the percentage of reimbursements collected out of the total amount of reimbursements allowed by the payer contracts. Calculating NCR is useful in finding out how much revenue was collected out of the total amount of revenue that’s expected to be collected and finally the amount of revenue left to collect for the given period.
Formula: (Total Receipts – Refunds) ÷ (Total Charges – Contractual Adjustments)
Denial Rate
For a given period, the denial rate is the percentage of claims denied by payers. A low denial rate means a healthy cash flow. A high denial rate may indicate cash flow issues.
Formula: Total Amount of Claims Denied ÷ Total Amount of Claims Submitted
Days in Accounts Receivable
The A/R metric or Days in accounts receivable is the average number of days it takes to collect payment. The lower the A/R, the faster payments are being realized. Measuring Days in accounts receivable or A/R days helps forecast the income and aids in evaluating the efficiency of the revenue cycle.
Formula: Gross Charges in Last 90 Days ÷ 90 = Daily Charges; then Total A/R for 90 Days ÷ Average Daily Charge = Days in A/R
Average Reimbursement Rate
The amount collected from the total amount of claims submitted is known as the Average Reimbursement Rate (ARR).
Formula: Sum of Total Payments Received ÷ Sum of Total Fees Billed
It’s necessary to understand where your healthcare facilities’ RCM stands. Tracking and analyzing these KPIs and data points is a first step to optimizing both – the revenue cycle and revenues.
RCM Metrics, Analytics and Revenue Cycle Management
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