Case Study
Payment Estimator
Tift Regional Medical Center Achieves an ROI Increase of 139% in Four Months With Patient Payment Estimator
Business issue
After transitioning to a new patient accounting system in 2018, Tift Regional Medical Center wanted to get back to their pre-conversion level of productivity. They sought a transformation within their revenue cycle to reduce denials on the front-end, and identify opportunities to improve cash collections, reduce A/R days and avoid write-offs.
Before FinThrive
Convoluted charge item creation process
Increasing A/R days
Underutilization of patient estimation tool
High payer mismatch rate
Solution Highlights
Offers patients transparency of expected payment
Empowers patients to make knowledgeable healthcare decisions
Accelerates cash collection, reducing cost-to-collect
Identifies plans causing high payer mismatch rates
Customer Overview
Not-for-profit regional referral center with 181 beds
Provides $77.8 million in charitable care
FinThrive Value
↑139%
In four months, overall ROI went from $72K to $172K
↓20%
Payer mismatch rate dropped 20% in one year
94%
Payment Estimator generates 94% of all estimates for scheduled services
6%
6% of estimates generated by patients themselves
“FinThrive worked with Tift’s management team to review processes, identify opportunities for improvement and provide monthly updates on progress.”
Jane McKee
VP, Revenue Cycle
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FinThrive provides smarter, smoother revenue management to 3,250+ healthcare providers in North America, including 37 of the 40 largest hospitals and health systems in the U.S.