Reducing Denials at the Source: A Practical RCM Checklist

Denial prevention can’t wait until claims are rejected. As payer scrutiny rises and staffing shortages persist, hospitals and health systems need a smarter, upstream approach.

Reducing Denials at the Source: A Practical RCM Checklist provides a step-by-step framework to help revenue cycle leaders prevent avoidable denials, prioritize recovery efforts and protect cash flow before problems escalate.

What you’ll gain from this checklist:

• Pinpoint where denials originate by analyzing root causes across patient access, coding, billing and payer behavior

• Prevent denials upstream with best practices for eligibility, authorization, documentation and claim validation

• Focus resources where recovery matters most using analytics, automation and smarter prioritization