The A/R Trap: How Your Practice Is Bleeding Cash

The Silent Killer of Practice Profitability

Your practice is seeing more patients than ever. Revenue is up 15% year-over-year. You should be thrilled.

But your cash position is getting worse. More money coming in, less money in the bank. Something’s wrong.

You pull your A/R report. Days in A/R: 48 days. “That doesn’t seem too bad.”

Here’s what you don’t realize: every day you don’t collect is a day you’re giving an interest-free loan to your payers. With $500k in A/R at 48 days, that’s $500k sitting in limbo. Reduce that to 35 days and you free up roughly $180k in cash.

Why A/R Creeps Up

Not because you’re bad at collections — because you’re not paying attention. Claims sit 30 days before submission. Payers take 20 to process. You take another 10 on denials. Suddenly you’re at 60 days and you didn’t notice because you’re focused on the next patient.

What You Actually Need

You need to know your A/R days, the trend, and how you compare to practices like yours — and someone to tell you plainly: “Your A/R is creeping up. Here’s what to do.” That’s what your monthly AileronMD briefing is for.