{"id":30210,"date":"2026-06-09T11:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=30210"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:06:45","slug":"top-rcm-companies-for-denial-management-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/top-rcm-companies-for-denial-management-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Top RCM Companies for Denial Management in the USA (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 id=\"h-top-rcm-companies-for-denial-management-in-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top RCM Companies for Denial Management in 2026<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the Top RCM Companies for Denial Management in 2026, recognized for their ability to reduce claim denials, accelerate appeals, and improve reimbursement outcomes for healthcare providers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Medical Billers and Coders (MBC)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>R1 RCM<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Athenahealth<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>GeBBS<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Transcure<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>AdvancedMD<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Kareo \/ Tebra<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>CareCloud<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-ai-summarize yoast-ai-summarize\">\r\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list yoast-ai-summarize-list\">\r\n<li>The top RCM companies for denial management in 2026 are <strong>Medical Billers and Coders (MBC)<\/strong>, R1 RCM, Athenahealth, GeBBS, Transcure, AdvancedMD, Kareo\/Tebra, and CareCloud.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Patient eligibility errors at intake cause 56% of claim denials, and coding errors cause 32%. Both are preventable before submission.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Reworking one denied claim costs $25 to $118. At a 12% denial rate, a group billing $300,000 a month spends $9,000 or more a month on rework alone.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Top-performing RCM companies hold denial rates under 5%, while the national average is 10\u201312%.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Claims that age past a payer\u2019s appeal window are a 100% revenue loss, so 90+ day AR recovery is a core test for any RCM vendor.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>MBC ranks #1 for physician groups with a sub-5% denial rate, a 97.4% clean claim rate, payer-specific appeal templates, and repeat denial suppression.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why Denial Management Is the Single Highest-Leverage RCM Function<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:300,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335572079&quot;:6,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:10789449,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The average cost to rework a denied claim ranges from $25 to $118 depending on complexity (HFMA, 2025). At a 12% denial rate \u2014 the national average \u2014 a practice billing $300,000 monthly generates 360+ denied claims per month. At $25 per rework, that is $9,000 in administrative costs per month before a single dollar of denied revenue is recovered. At $118 per rework for complex appeals, the cost compounds beyond the revenue recovered on low-value claims.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">More importantly, denied claims that are past 90 days without resolution face timely filing limits that permanently eliminate the opportunity for collection. For every dollar of denied revenue that ages past the payer&#8217;s appeal window, the practice absorbs 100% of the loss. No rework, no recovery.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The difference between RCM companies in denial management is not measured by process descriptions \u2014 it is measured by first-pass resolution rate, appeal win rate, and repeat-denial suppression across the same code-payer combinations. This ranking evaluates 8 leading RCM vendors specifically on their denial management performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Explore how MBC compares across the full medical billing market: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/best-medical-billing-companies\/\"><strong>Best Medical Billing Companies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Denial Management Benchmarks: 2026\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100.049%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"6\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"1\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.9045%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Metric<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.9698%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Average<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.5829%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Top Performer<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">MBC Benchmark<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"2\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.9045%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Initial Denial Rate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.9698%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">10-12%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.5829%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under 5%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under 5%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"3\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.9045%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">First-Pass Resolution Rate<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.9698%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">85-87%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.5829%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">95%+<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">97.4% clean claim<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"4\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.9045%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cost to Rework Per Denied Claim<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.9698%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">$25-$118<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.5829%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under $20<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prevented via pre-submission<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"5\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.9045%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">90+ Day AR as % of Total AR<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.9698%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">20-25%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.5829%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under 15%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Targets under 15%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"6\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.9045%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Appeal Win Rate<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.9698%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">45-55%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 16.5829%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">70%+<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 103.392%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Specialty-specific appeal templates<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hfma.org\/\">HFMA<\/a> 2025 Denial Management Report; Experian Health 2025 State of Claims; AMS Solutions Industry Benchmarks 2026.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2>The 5 Root Causes of Medical Billing Denials (2026 Data)<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:300,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335572079&quot;:6,&quot;335572080&quot;:4,&quot;335572081&quot;:10789449,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"width: 98.7449%; border-style: solid; border-color: #050000;\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"6\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"1\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.0857%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Denial Root Cause<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.6702%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">% of Denials<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.3747%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Preventable?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 77.0878%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Required RCM Capability<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"2\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.0857%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Patient eligibility errors at intake<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.6702%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">56%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.3747%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yes \u2014 pre-visit verification<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 77.0878%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Real-time eligibility verification<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"3\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.0857%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Coding errors (CPT\/ICD-10\/modifier)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.6702%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">32%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.3747%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yes \u2014 pre-submission scrubbing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 77.0878%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AAPC-certified specialty coders<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"4\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.0857%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Missing prior authorization<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.6702%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">18%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.3747%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yes \u2014 authorization tracking<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 77.0878%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prior auth management workflow<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"5\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.0857%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Medical necessity documentation gaps<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.6702%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">15%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.3747%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Partially \u2014 coder-physician loop<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 77.0878%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Documentation improvement protocols<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"6\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 30.0857%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Timely filing errors<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.6702%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">8%<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.3747%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yes \u2014 submission tracking<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 77.0878%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Payer-specific filing deadline monitoring<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Percentages sum to more than 100% because a single denied claim may have multiple contributing causes. Source: Experian Health 2025 State of Claims Survey.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:60,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2>Outsourced Revenue Cycle Management: Why Physician Groups Are Moving Denial Work to Specialists<\/h2>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Outsourced revenue cycle management makes the most financial sense for denial work. The table above shows that most denials trace back to eligibility, coding, authorization, and filing errors, and each of these is preventable before submission. Preventing them takes payer-specific scrubbing logic, specialty-certified coders, and authorization tracking, and most in-house billing teams are not staffed or equipped to run all three.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The cost of staying in-house shows up quickly. At the national 12% denial rate, a group billing $300,000 a month absorbs more than 360 denials and at least $9,000 in monthly rework. Any denial that ages past the payer\u2019s appeal window is a 100% loss.<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The right partner for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/medical-billing-outsourcing.aspx\">outsourced medical billing<\/a> brings that denial rate under 5%. It prevents errors at submission, appeals through payer-specific protocols, and pursues 90+ day AR before timely filing limits close. The rankings below show which outsourced revenue cycle management companies deliver that standard and which still rely on manual appeals.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Top RCM Companies for Denial Management (2026) \u2014 Ranked\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<h3>1. Medical Billers and Coders (MBC)\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">MBC&#8217;s denial management infrastructure operates on a prevention-first model: the most effective denial management is a denial that never occurs. Pre-submission claim scrubbing against payer-specific adjudication logic \u2014 not generic clearinghouse scrubbing \u2014 catches the coding errors, modifier issues, and documentation gaps that would generate denials before the claim reaches the payer. The result is a clean claim rate of 97.4% and a first-pass denial rate under 5%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When denials do occur, MBC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/denial-management-process\/\">denial management workflow<\/a> categorizes each denial by root cause \u2014 eligibility, coding, authorization, medical necessity, or timely filing \u2014 and routes it through a payer-specific appeal protocol that includes appeal letter templates calibrated to each major payer&#8217;s appeal process. Repeat denial suppression applies the root-cause finding to the pre-submission scrubbing logic for that code-payer combination, preventing the same denial from recurring across future claims.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For physician groups with aging AR in the 90-120-day bucket, MBC&#8217;s AR Recovery protocols pursue denied claims up to payer-specific timely filing limits, including formal appeal submissions and peer-to-peer review requests for medical-necessity denials.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Denial Performance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under 5% denial rate | 97.4% clean claim rate | Specialty-specific appeal protocols | Repeat denial suppression | 90+ day AR recovery<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3>2. R1 RCM\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">R1 RCM&#8217;s denial management infrastructure is built for hospital-scale claim volumes, with predictive analytics that flag claims likely to be denied before submission and automated appeal workflows for high-frequency denial categories. The operational depth is genuine for institutional billing environments. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The limitation for physician groups: R1&#8217;s denial intelligence is calibrated to hospital payer contracts and institutional claim types \u2014 not to the subspecialty coding nuances that drive denials in specialties like interventional pain management, wound care, or orthopedic surgery.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Denial Performance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reported 7-10% denial rate for physician group clients; stronger for hospital and large health network engagements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3>3. Athenahealth\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Athenahealth&#8217;s network-based claims engine applies continuously updated payer intelligence to pre-submission scrubbing \u2014 a structural advantage that reduces common denial categories for standard outpatient E\/M and preventive visit claims. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The denial management capability degrades for complex specialty procedure claims where network-level payer intelligence does not capture payer-specific local policies for subspecialty codes. Practices on the athenaOne platform with complex specialty billing require supplemental coding oversight beyond the platform&#8217;s standard denial management layer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Denial Performance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Reported 6-8% denial rate for athenaOne platform practices in standard outpatient specialties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3>4. GeBBS Healthcare Solutions\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">GeBBS deploys AAPC-certified offshore coders with documented denial management workflows, including root-cause categorization and appeal management. The compliance infrastructure \u2014 SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA \u2014 addresses the risk framework that practice administrators and CFOs require for offshore RCM operations. Denial appeal win rates for complex specialty cases are less consistently documented than MBC&#8217;s domestic specialty team performance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">5. Transcure<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Transcure&#8217;s AI-powered pre-submission validation claims 99% accuracy in claim scrubbing using Robotic Process Automation against payer-specific rule sets. The documented result is a first-pass ratio above 96% for practices on the Transcure platform. The technology-first model excels at high-frequency denial categories driven by data errors; complex medical-necessity and prior-authorization denials still require human specialist intervention.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:80,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2>Denial Management Comparison: 2026\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"width: 98.7267%; border-style: solid; border-color: #030000;\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoNormalTable\" data-tablelook=\"1696\" aria-rowcount=\"9\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"1\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Company<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prevention Model<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Appeal Protocol<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Repeat Suppression<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">90+ Day Recovery<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"2\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">MBC<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-submission specialty scrubbing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Payer-specific templates<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yes \u2014 code\/payer loop<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yes \u2014 AR Recovery service<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"3\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">R1 RCM<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Predictive analytics<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Automated for common denials<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Partial<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Institutional scale<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"4\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Athenahealth<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Network payer intelligence<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Platform-driven<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Partial<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Platform-dependent<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"5\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">GeBBS<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Offshore coder review<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Documented workflow<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Partial<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Case-by-case<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"6\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Transcure<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI\/RPA scrubbing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI-assisted<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Partial<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Platform-dependent<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"7\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AdvancedMD<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Basic scrubbing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Manual<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Limited<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"8\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kareo \/ Tebra<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Basic scrubbing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Manual<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Limited<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr aria-rowindex=\"9\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 10.8718%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CareCloud<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 26.2564%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Workflow-based<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.5897%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Manual<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17.641%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 59.7949%; border-style: solid; border-color: #080000;\" data-celllook=\"69905\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Limited<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>How to Evaluate an RCM Company&#8217;s Denial Management Capability\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Ask for their denial rate by specialty for practices with your CPT profile \u2014 not a blended rate across all clients\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Request their top 10 denial root causes for your payer mix and their documented prevention response for each\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Confirm whether appeal protocols are payer-specific or generic template-based\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Ask how repeat denials are suppressed \u2014 specifically, whether root-cause findings are fed back into pre-submission scrubbing logic\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Request their 90- 120-day AR recovery success rate for practices with your encounter volume\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Bottom Line\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Denial management is not a reactive function \u2014 it is a revenue protection system. The RCM companies that deliver under 5% denial rates operate pre-submission prevention models with specialty-specific claim scrubbing, payer-calibrated appeal protocols, and systematic suppression of repeat denials. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Medical Billers and Coders (MBC)<\/strong> leads physician group denial management in 2026 with a sub-5% denial rate, a 97.4% clean claim rate, and specialty-specific AR recovery protocols for 90-120-day aging buckets. To see where your own denials originate and how much aging AR is still recoverable, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/request-a-billing-quote.aspx?top-rcm-companies-blog-sab\">request a complimentary 90-Day AR Analysis<\/a> or speak with a denial management specialist.<\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Phone: <a href=\"tel:888-357-3226\"><strong>888-357-3226<\/strong><\/a> | Email: <strong><a href=\"mailto:info@medicalbillersandcoders.com\">info@medicalbillersandcoders.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1780921325865\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q1. What is the most common reason medical billing claims are denied?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Patient eligibility errors at intake are the most common cause of denials, accounting for 56% of denials according to Experian Health&#8217;s 2025 State of Claims survey. Coding errors (CPT\/ICD-10\/modifier) account for 32%. Missing prior authorization accounts for 18%. All three are preventable with the correct pre-submission workflow.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1780921338677\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q2. What denial rate should an RCM company achieve for physician groups?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A top-performing RCM company maintains a denial rate under 5% for physician groups. The national average is 10-12%. A denial rate above 8% requires immediate investigation. MBC maintains a sub-5% denial rate through pre-submission specialty-claim scrubbing, payer-specific prior-authorization tracking, and systematic suppression of repeat denials.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1780921354421\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q3. How much does a denied medical claim cost to rework?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The average cost to rework a denied medical claim ranges from $25 to $118, depending on complexity, per HFMA 2025. At a 12% denial rate for a practice billing $300,000 monthly, rework costs $9,000-$42,000 per month before counting the revenue risk from claims that age past timely filing limits without resolution.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1780921367554\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q4. What is the first-pass resolution rate in medical billing?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">First-pass resolution rate is the percentage of claims paid on first submission without denial, rejection, or request for additional information. A strong first-pass resolution rate is above 95%. MBC achieves a 97.4% clean claim rate, which directly correlates to first-pass resolution performance. Low first-pass rates compound rework costs and delay cash flow.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1780921380478\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q5. How do the best RCM companies prevent repeat denials?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Top RCM companies apply denial root-cause findings back into pre-submission claim scrubbing logic \u2014 preventing the same code-payer combination from generating a repeat denial across future claims. This is called denial suppression. Companies that react to denials on a per-claim basis without suppression will generate the same denial pattern indefinitely.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1780921397239\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q6. What is peer-to-peer review and when should it be used?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Peer-to-peer review is a process in which the treating physician speaks directly with the payer&#8217;s medical director to argue the medical necessity of a denied procedure or admission. It should be initiated within 30 days of a denial of medical necessity. Studies show peer-to-peer review converts denials to approvals at 60-78% when initiated promptly.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1780921410352\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q7. What is the difference between a denial and a rejection in medical billing?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A rejection occurs before adjudication \u2014 the claim is returned for a data error (wrong format, missing field) and can be corrected and resubmitted immediately. A denial occurs after adjudication \u2014 the payer reviewed the claim and refused payment. Denials require appeal and have timely filing deadlines. Rejections are easier to resolve but indicate gaps in claim scrubbing.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1792752293313\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q8. What are RCM companies?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">RCM companies are outsourced partners that manage a healthcare organization\u2019s revenue cycle. Their work covers eligibility verification, coding, claim submission, payment posting, denial management, and AR recovery. The strongest RCM companies are judged by denial rate, clean claim rate, and appeal win rate, because those numbers decide how much billed revenue is actually collected.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1792752317615\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q9. What are the top RCM companies?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The top RCM companies for denial management in 2026 are Medical Billers and Coders (MBC), R1 RCM, Athenahealth, GeBBS, Transcure, AdvancedMD, Kareo\/Tebra, and CareCloud. MBC ranks first for physician groups. It has a sub-5% denial rate, a 97.4% clean claim rate, and specialty-specific appeal protocols for AR aged 90\u2013120 days.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1792752334731\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q10. What is denial management in RCM?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Denial management is the process of preventing, tracking, appealing, and resolving denied claims. Effective programs sort every denial by root cause: eligibility, coding, prior authorization, medical necessity, or timely filing. They appeal through payer-specific protocols. They also feed the findings back into pre-submission scrubbing so the same code-payer denial does not happen again.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top RCM Companies for Denial Management in 2026 Here are the Top RCM Companies for Denial Management in 2026, recognized for their ability to reduce claim denials, accelerate appeals, and improve reimbursement outcomes for healthcare providers. 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