Denials & A/R
A/R aging
Every open balance, in the buckets your clients ask about. A/R aging groups outstanding balances into aging buckets across practices and payers, so supervisors and accountants can see where money is stuck and who should be chasing it. Aging reports built by hand are out of date the moment they're emailed. What ships here includes standard aging buckets; payer and patient responsibility views. Used day to day by accountant, supervisor, admin roles, with availability marked available. Open the sample screen on the right, then walk the steps below — or book a demo and put your hand on the same flow with synthetic data.
A/R aging · payer responsibility
What it is
A/R aging groups outstanding balances into aging buckets across practices and payers, so supervisors and accountants can see where money is stuck and who should be chasing it.
The problem it solves
Aging reports built by hand are out of date the moment they're emailed. Clients ask "what's over 90 days?" and the answer takes an afternoon.
Process
How it works, step by step
- 1
Balances update as work happens
Postings and adjustments change balances in the same system, so aging stays current.
- 2
Bucket and filter
View aging by practice, payer or patient responsibility.
- 3
Drill into accounts
Go from a bucket straight to the claims that make it up.
- 4
Share with clients
Export or print the view your client needs.
What's included
Everything below is part of a/r aging today.
- Standard aging buckets
- Payer and patient responsibility views
- Per-practice and company-wide totals
- Drill-down to claims
- Export and print
- Accountant role access without the claims workbench
The guardrail
Aging is read from the append-only financial history, so numbers can be traced back to entries.
Where it fits: the full rcm loop
This is the whole job of a billing company, end to end. Every step lives in MEDBIX, so nothing falls into the gap between two tools.
- MEDBIX
- Clearinghouse / payer
- Person decides
- 1
Patient & insurance on file
MEDBIXDemographics and coverage, from import, EHR ingest or entry.
- 2
Eligibility (270/271)
Clearinghouse / payerCoverage confirmed through the clearinghouse before billing.
- 3
Charge capture → claim draft
Person decidesEncounter becomes a draft claim in the builder.
- 4
Deterministic scrub
MEDBIXRules run; AI can explain any finding.
- 5
Human review & approve
Person decidesRequired before anything leaves.
Audience
Who uses it
These roles work with this feature day to day. Access always follows what your admin assigns.
Works closely with
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Deep dive
What Ar Aging means in daily ops.
Practical context for Ar Aging: how teams use it, where it sits in the loop, and what to ask in a demo.
- Tied to how billing work actually splits
- Clear on human vs machine responsibility
- Links into related MEDBIX areas
Practice
Where this shows up on a busy day.
From morning eligibility checks to end-of-day posting, Ar Aging connects to the queues your team already lives in.
- Morning coverage and claim build
- Midday scrub and approval
- Afternoon denials and patient pay
Control
Keep a person on the send button.
Whatever page you're on, MEDBIX keeps AI in a propose role. Approvals, posting and rule activation stay human.
- Named approvals
- Visible AI proposals
- Immutable audit trail
Next
See Ar Aging against your volume
Bring your payer mix and the friction you feel today. We'll map it onto sample data in thirty minutes.
- Sample data only
- Your questions drive the agenda
- Written follow-up after
Common questions
Can accountants see A/R without touching claims?
Yes, that's exactly what the Accountant role is for.
Can we show aging per client practice?
Yes.
Is it real-time?
It reflects postings and adjustments as they're recorded.
Want to walk MEDBIX against your real claim mix?
Thirty minutes with sample data. We'll follow one claim through the gate, then talk about your payers, practices and where the rework hurts today.
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