End-to-End Revenue Cycle Outsourcing 2023

Aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic have made it difficult for hospitals and health systems to control costs and find and retain the right staff. In an effort to achieve stability, healthcare executives are looking to external partners for help, including end-to-end revenue cycle outsourcing (RCO) firms. Though organizations have similar motivations for partnering with an RCO firm, not all firms take the same approach to meeting clients' needs. This report examines the performance of end-to-end RCO firms, reasons provider organizations outsource their revenue cycle, why they chose the firms they did, and the models and approaches of these firms.