Case Study
A/R Optimizer – Services

Health System Scales A/R Recovery Through Targeted Underpayment Follow-Up

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Business Issue

A large integrated health system struggled to recover underpaid claims at scale, with limited internal capacity to follow up on payment variances and expand recovery efforts without disrupting day-to-day revenue cycle operations.

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Before FinThrive

Underpaid claims required specialized follow-up beyond internal team capacity

Recovery efforts initially focused on smaller payment variances

Limited ability to scale recovery to larger variance accounts

Backlogs constrained by staffing and competing priorities

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Solution Highlights

Launched focused underpayment recovery project using ARO services

Applied disciplined follow-up workflows and prioritization by variance

Expanded scope from small variances to higher-value recovery opportunities

Delivered consistent recovery performance month over month

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Customer Overview

A large, multi-hospital, not-for-profit health system serving a broad regional population across acute, ambulatory and specialty care settings. With 25+ hospitals, 1,000+ care locations and a large, diverse provider network, the organization delivers care to millions of patients annually. They sought to improve underpayment recovery and overall A/R performance without adding internal staff.

FinThrive Value

$101M

$101M total cash collected over the course of the engagement

$1.68M

$1.68M average monthly recovery

90%+

92% rolling six-month resolution rate on assigned inventory

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Revenue management without limits

FinThrive provides smarter, smoother revenue management to 4,100+ healthcare providers in North America, including 37 of the 40 largest hospitals and health systems in the U.S.