Healthcare CFO
Days in AR: 52 Days
Benchmark: 35 Days
That 17-day gap isn't efficiency - it's $4.7M in delayed cash flow and $340K in write-offs your board doesn't see until year-end.
52 Days vs. 35 Days: The Real Cost
Every extra day in AR is cash you can't use
Your Hospital
52 Days
Industry Median
42 Days
Best-in-Class
35 Days
$4.7M
Delayed Cash Flow
17 days × $276K/day
$340K
Annual Write-offs
Aged claims → Bad debt
$89K
Interest Cost
Line of credit draws
AR Aging Distribution
38% of AR is over 60 days - that's where write-offs live
Total AR: $43.6M
By aging bucket
28%
0-30 days: $12.4M
34%
31-60 days: $14.8M
20%
61-90 days: $8.7M
10%
91-120 days: $4.2M
8%
120+ days: $3.5M
0-30 days ($12.4M)
31-60 days ($14.8M)
61-90 days ($8.7M)
91-120 days ($4.2M)
120+ days ($3.5M)
$16.4M (38%) is over 60 days old. Industry benchmark: under 20%.
Where Claims Go to Die
Initial denial rate: 12.3% - That's $4.27M at risk
Top Denial Reasons
Missing/Invalid Auth
847 claims
$1.2M
28%
Medical Necessity
623 claims
$890K
21%
Duplicate Claim
412 claims
$580K
14%
Coding Errors
389 claims
$540K
13%
Timely Filing
287 claims
$410K
9%
Other
456 claims
$650K
15%
Recovery Opportunity
Total Denials$4.27M
Avg. Appeal Success Rate42%
Currently Appealing23%
Recoverable$812K
Timely Filing Alert
$1.1M in claims approaching filing deadlines in the next 30 days. Current appeal rate: only 23%.
Revenue Cycle KPIs Your Board Watches
SlideStrike tracks these from your RCM system automatically
Days in AR
52
Benchmark: 35
Clean Claim Rate
87%
Benchmark: 95%
Initial Denial Rate
12.3%
Benchmark: <5%
Net Collection Rate
94.2%
Benchmark: 98%
Cost to Collect
4.8%
Benchmark: <3%
Cash Collection
$8.2M
Benchmark: $9.1M
Source: HFMA MAP Award Performance Benchmarks 2025
TRANSFORM YOUR OPERATIONS
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Real-time AR aging from Epic, Cerner, or your RCM
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Board-ready cash flow impact visualization
Payer-specific performance trending