In plastic surgery billing, accounts receivable, often referred to as AR, rarely deteriorates overnight. More often, AR slowly drifts. Denials increase, aging stretches out, cash flow tightens, and leadership assumes it is a payer issue. AR is a slow burn… once you notice a fire is it often too late or at least you’ve lost some time to be proactive.
PS² Practice Management recently connected with John Gwin, CEO of The Auctus Group, to talk through the internal red flags his team tracks that often explain why a practice’s AR may be delayed, distorted, or underperforming.
