The A/R Report That Nobody Looks at Is the One Hurting You Most

Accounts receivable aging is one of the most important financial reports a practice can pull. It tells you where your money is and how long it's been sitting there.

But most practices either don't pull it consistently, or pull it and don't act on it.

Warning signs to watch for:

• 🚩Claims older than 90 days that haven't been touched
• 🚩Patient balances building without statements going out
• 🚩High volume of claims in "pending" status with no follow-up
• 🚩A/R days consistently above 35–40

Once a claim ages past 120 days, the odds of collecting drop sharply. By 180 days, recovery rates are often under 50%.

A clean A/R isn't glamorous. But it's profitable.