{"id":1290,"date":"2012-06-07T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T14:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcodersblog.com\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2025-05-21T08:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:09:22","slug":"how-do-modifiers-increase-your-ar-by-more-than-60-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/how-do-modifiers-increase-your-ar-by-more-than-60-days\/","title":{"rendered":"How do modifiers increase your AR by more than 60 days?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of days a physician\u2019s takes to collect their receivables is a good indicator of how well the physician\u2019s clinic is collecting its accounts receivables.<\/p>\n

Industry standards state that organizations which were considered as “better-performing medical practices” – excelled in four performance management categories, one of which were Accounts Receivable and Collections. Depicting that strong cash flow is crucial to the success of any practice; in the AR category high-performing\u00a0groups reported collecting their receivables in lesser number of days than their peers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High-performing mental health groups\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u20137 – 10% of their Total A\/R collected in 120+ days<\/em>
\nOther mental health groups<\/em><\/strong>– about 19 – 35% of their Total A\/R collected in 120+ days<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Modifiers key to reducing your AR days!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting the revenue your practice truly deserves requires using appropriate modifiers-<\/p>\n

Usage of proper modifiers leads to:<\/span><\/p>\n