The Research Desk
Analysis of denials, appeals, and the revenue payers hope you never total up. Every statistic attributed; no vendor theater.
June 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Buyers value aged AR at pennies because unworked denials look worthless on paper. Recovering them before a sale converts a discounted asset into full-value cash.
Read →June 10, 2026 · 6 min read
A free denial audit is a pitch with your data in it. Here is how the incentives work, the questions that expose weak vendors, and what an honest audit owes you.
Read →May 27, 2026 · 6 min read
MA denials rose 4.8% in a year, the average denied MA claim is worth ~$1,000, and appealed denials get overturned more than half the time. Do the math.
Read →May 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Per MGMA, half to two-thirds of denied claims are never reworked. Here is where that money actually goes, and the triage math that gets some of it back.
Read →May 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Most practices track a net denial rate that quietly excludes the claims that hurt most. Here is how the number gets laundered, and what to measure instead.
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The one-page worksheet to total up what your denials actually cost. It’s the same math we run in the Recovery Audit.
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