CHAPTER 8
Future Trends in Mid-Cycle Revenue Cycle Management
CHAPTER 8
Future Trends in Mid-Cycle Revenue Cycle Management
Looking to the future, provider organizations are beginning to put much more emphasis on mid-cycle processes due to complex value-based care models and the need for more effective data management. According to industry experts, the mid-cycle market will be worth $4.55 billion within the next four years (by 2027).1 This is understandable considering mid-cycle processes impact everything from cash flow to denials to timely and accurate reimbursement.
Outsourcing all or a portion of mid-cycle processes helps improve productivity, optimize revenue, and reduce costs.
Another trend impacting the mid-cycle is the ongoing shortage of revenue cycle experts. Organizations can find it increasingly challenging to find seasoned professionals with the insight to manage ever-changing payer requirements and increased healthcare regulation. This is why many providers are turning to outsourcing.
“The convergence of clinical care, documentation, and coding processes is vital to appropriate reimbursement, accurate quality scores, and informed decision-making to support high-quality patient care.”2
Outsourcers provide all the benefits of automation technology, eliminating the need for large
IT investments
Gain access to highly skilled, multi-shore talent pools at lower costs, reducing the expense of recruitment and hiring incentives
Enhanced payer expertise, enabling more timely intervention to reduce denials, delays in care,
and lagging reimbursement
Less stress on billing staff, helping to reduce turnover and knowledge gaps
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References
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mid-revenue-cycle-management-clinical-documentation-improvement-market-worth-4-55-billion-by-2027–growing-at-a-cagr-of-6-6-from-2020–exclusive-report-by-meticulous-research-301288492.html
- https://www.hfma.org/revenue-cycle/navigating-payer-practices-reduce-denials/