56% of providers have seen their accounts receivable increase in 2022

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56% of the answers for this poll said days in A/R have increased while 31% said they remained the same. There are many challenges that come with medical billing, but practices just need to change the ways they handle debt and the days in A/R in order to stay on top of things.

Author: MGMA

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