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Start here: Revenue Leakage
Healthcare revenue leakage is revenue a practice should have earned but didn't, because a patient dropped out between steps of care: a referral never scheduled, a procedure ordered and never done, a follow-up past due. It is different from billing or denial leakage, which happens after care is delivered. Start with what healthcare revenue leakage is, then the most common leaks in specialty practices and how to run an assessment. To size it with your own numbers, use the revenue leakage calculator. When you're ready to find it every night, see healthcare revenue leakage software.
Revenue Leakage: common questions
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Is revenue leakage the same as revenue cycle leakage?
No. Revenue cycle leakage happens after care is delivered: coding errors, denials, underpayments. Clinical or operational revenue leakage happens before, when care that was planned never happens. The comparison guide explains the difference.
Which metrics show revenue leakage?
Conversion at each handoff: referrals to completed visits, procedure orders to completed procedures, recalls to completed follow-up, and cancellations to rebooked visits. See revenue leakage metrics.
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