32 statistics on ASC accounts receivable

Here are 32 statistics on ambulatory surgery center accounts receivable, according to VMG Health's 2012 Intellimarker Ambulatory Surgical Center Financial & Operational Benchmarking Study.  

A/R analysis by region

West
•     Accounts receivable – Gross: $1,004
•     Accounts receivable – Net: $628
•    A/R turnover days – net: 11.32
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 32

Southwest
•    Accounts receivable – Gross: $879
•    Accounts receivable – Net: $566
•    A/R turnover days – net: 12.53
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 29

Midwest
•    Accounts receivable – Gross: $1,353
•    Accounts receivable – Net: $765
•    A/R turnover days – net: 10.38
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 35

Southeast
•    Accounts receivable – Gross: $444
•    Accounts receivable – Net: $500
•    A/R turnover days – net: 11.14
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 33

Northeast
•    Accounts receivable – Gross: $803
•    Accounts receivable – Net: $607
•    A/R turnover days – net: 12.44
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 29

A/R analysis by number of operating rooms

One to two ORs
•    Accounts receivable – Gross: $466
•    Accounts receivable – Net: $413
•    A/R turnover days – net: 11.07
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 33

Three to four ORs
•    Accounts receivable – Gross: $908
•    Accounts receivable – Net: $568
•    A/R turnover days – net: 11.25
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 32

More than four ORs
•    Accounts receivable – Gross: $1,421
•    Accounts receivable – Net: $839
•    A/R turnover days – net: 11.63
•    A/R days outstanding – net: 31

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