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Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

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Establish a Metric to Measure A/R

Published on Thu Oct 06, 2016

Question: I hear some practice managers talk about “days in A/R.” What does this mean? How many “days in A/R” are normal for podiatry practices? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: When people talk about ‘days in accounts receivable (A/R),’ they’re referring to single number that tells you, on average, how long it takes you to get paid after you provide a service. To quickly [...]
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