Session Details

Name
The Latest Benchmarking Data: How Providers Stack up on Conversions, Denials, and Efficiency
Track
Business Operations
Date & Time
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Location Name
Ballroom A

Speakers

Learning Objectives

Name
The Latest Benchmarking Data: How Providers Stack up on Conversions, Denials, and Efficiency
Description

Nearly one in five claims are denied on the first pass, and up to half of faxed referrals never convert into actual orders. For providers that means lost revenue, strained teams, and frustrated patients. But the biggest opportunities for improvement aren’t at the back end, they’re upstream in referral processing, eligibility verification, and qualification review. In this session, we’ll explore new benchmarking data on conversions, denials, and efficiency and share strategies that reduce avoidable denials, improve referral conversion, and create efficiency gains without adding headcount. Attendees will leave with practical insights on how to close the loop on referrals and grow their businesses efficiently.

Proposed Learning Objective (1)
Understand the biggest upstream gaps in DME operations for referral conversion, denials, and workforce efficiency using industry benchmarking data.
Proposed Learning Objective (2)
Identify the denial and leakage drivers that are in the intake process, -, E&B-, and quantify how fixing these upstream processes can reduce avoidable denials and capture otherwise lost revenue.
Proposed Learning Objective (3)
Outline a practical roadmap to improve referral conversion and team efficiency without adding headcount by standardizing pre-visit workflows and leveraging automation/ML-driven tools.

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