The Verification Script System
02/19/2026 The Verification Script System How to make follow-up more consistent, more confident, and less exhausting Aged AR is not only hard because payers are slow. It’s hard because follow-up is inconsistent. One person gets a clear answer in two minutes.Another person spends ten minutes and still leaves with “it’s in process.” Same payer. Same […]
Queue Control (Stop the Bounce)
02/18/2026 Queue Control (Stop the Bounce) How to reduce aged AR delays by preventing accounts from bouncing between queues Some aged AR doesn’t stall because it’s complicated. It stalls because it keeps getting moved. Intake says it belongs to claims.Claims says it belongs to appeals.Appeals says it needs records.Records says it’s waiting for indexing.And the […]
Escalation With Evidence
02/13/2026 Escalation With Evidence How to escalate aged AR without emotion, without noise, and with better outcomes Escalation is a normal part of aged AR. Not because your team isn’t doing the work.Not because people are impatient. Because some accounts won’t move until someone with authority looks at them. The problem is that escalation often […]
The Action-Ready Note
02/12/2026 The Action-Ready Note How one short note can prevent resets, reduce repeat work, and protect your team’s energy Aged AR doesn’t only get stuck because payers are slow. It gets stuck because the record isn’t easy to trust. Someone opens an account and can’t tell what’s confirmed.So they start over. They call again.They resend […]
The Receipt-First Workflow
02/11/2026 The Receipt-First Workflow How to stop resending, reduce confusion, and move aged accounts faster A lot of aged AR work gets repeated for a simple reason: Teams assume the payer received what was sent. But “sent” and “received” are not the same thing. A portal upload can land in the wrong tab.A fax can […]
The Owner-and-Date Standard
02/10/2026 The Owner-and-Date Standard The simplest way to make aged AR feel lighter and move faster Aged AR gets heavy when accounts live in the gray area. The note says “in process,” but nobody knows where.The portal shows “received,” but nothing changes.A task says “follow up,” but no one knows when. That’s when teams start […]
Finish the Thread Not Just Follow Up
02/09/2026 Finish the Thread Not Just Follow Up How unclear status quietly drains time, energy, and cash in aged AR Most teams think the enemy in aged AR is the payer. But a lot of the daily frustration comes from something quieter. Uncertainty. Not knowing what actually happened after the last touch. The note says […]
The Uncertainty Tax
02/06/2026 The Uncertainty Tax How unclear status quietly drains time, energy, and cash in aged AR Most teams think the enemy in aged AR is the payer. But a lot of the daily frustration comes from something quieter. Uncertainty. Not knowing what actually happened after the last touch. The note says “left voicemail.”The portal says […]
The Proof Loop
02/05/2026 The Proof Loop How to stop repeat work in aged AR by turning “we sent it” into “we know.” A lot of aged AR doesn’t stay old because the work isn’t being done. It stays old because nobody can tell what’s true. The note says “submitted.”The team assumes it’s moving.Then days later someone checks […]
The Refill Rate
02/04/2026 The Refill Rate How to stop aged AR from coming back right after progress Many teams have had this experience. You work hard on older accounts. You see progress. The numbers look better. Then a week or two later, aged AR is back in the same place. It can feel discouraging, like nothing […]