Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) in
healthcare industry has fast become a buzzword over the past few years. It
enables the healthcare organizations to manage payments, claims processing, and
revenue generation, thereby accelerating the whole revenue cycle in an
efficient manner. RCM solution begins when a patient enters or schedules an
appointment. It automates the whole procedure with initiation of the process by
the patient, quick follow ups, determining the eligibility of the patient,
collecting their payment, effective tracking of the claims process, and working
on rejected claims among others. The rising need for streamlining the whole
process has further boosted the demand for RCM solutions, thereby triggering
the growth of the RCM market.
The
global Revenue
cycle management market is expected to reach USD 90.43 Billion by 2022
from USD 51.07 Billion in 2017, at a CAGR of 12.1%. Regulatory mandates for the
adoption of EHR/EMR and government initiatives to boost the adoption of RCM
solutions are the major factors driving the adoption of RCM solutions.
On the basis of function, the market
is broadly segmented into claim and denial management, medical billing and
coding, patient insurance eligibility check, payment remittance, electronic
health record (EHR), clinical documentation improvement (CDI), and others. The
claim and denial management segment is expected to account for the largest
share of the global revenue cycle management market in 2017 and is expected to
witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The growing demand for
claims and denial management due to the dynamic reimbursement structure and the
increasing instances of claim denials are the major factors driving the growth
of this segment.
What’s
driving the Market?
The growth of the global revenue cycle
management market is primarily propelled by the following factors:
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Declining reimbursement scenarios
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Increased initiatives and support from the government
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Reduced healthcare costs
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Consolidation of healthcare providers
Although this market is set to witness
a healthy growth ahead, higher costs of RCM solutions and limited number of
investments being made in healthcare IT sector are likely to inhibit the growth
of this market over the forecast period.
The key players in the global revenue
cycle management market are McKesson (US), Cerner (US), Quest Diagnostics (US),
Allscripts Health Solutions (US), and athenahealth (US).
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