read-the-cash-cycle

name	read-the-cash-cycle
description	Read net collection rate, first-pass resolution, and days-in-A/R together, against benchmark, so a cash problem is diagnosed correctly. Reach for this on any collections question.

Skill: Read the cash cycle

These three numbers, read together, locate a cash problem.

Step 1 — Compute net collection rate

Collected ÷ allowed (not gross); target 95–98%+ (§3 #4).

Step 2 — Compute first-pass resolution

Claims paid without rework; benchmark ~90%, high performers 95–98% (§3 #2).

Step 3 — Read days-in-A/R by bucket

Days-in-A/R under 30 is high-performing; read by aging bucket and payer (§3 #3).

Step 4 — Locate the problem

Attribute the cash gap to one of the three before prescribing.

Output

A three-metric cash-cycle read, benchmarked, with the problem located.