11/03/2026
Year-end has a way of arriving quickly. Before attention shifts completely to 2027, this is a good time to look closely at what is happening inside your revenue cycle.
Start with five areas:
1. Aging A/R. What is moving, and what has stopped moving behind the scenes?
2. Recurring denials. Which issues keep coming back, even after individual claims are resolved?
3. Underpayments. Are you consistently receiving what you expected? More or less?
4. Payer trends. Where are requirements, behavior or turnaround times changing? What other trends can you spot?
5. Authorization breakdowns. Are preventable issues kicking off before the claim is ever submitted?
The goal isn’t to chase every number before December 31. It’s to understand where revenue is getting stuck, which problems are systemic and what deserves a plan going into the new year.