BH Practice Cash Flow Management — 2026
Why BH Cash Flow Is Uniquely Tight
- 60-90 day payment cycle from insurance
- Provider payroll is bi-weekly (fixed cost)
- Rent + tech are monthly (fixed cost)
- Revenue variable + delayed
- Growth = cash burn (hiring ahead of revenue)
Cash Flow Management Tools
- Days-of-Cash-on-Hand tracking (target: 45-90)
- 13-week rolling cash forecast
- Line of credit ($50K-$500K depending on size)
- Invoice factoring (last resort at 2-5% cost)
- Accelerated deposits (Availity, Waystar automated)
Common Cash Flow Killers
- Hiring 2+ providers simultaneously without ramp
- Multiple sites opening at once
- New EHR migration during growth
- Losing top-payer contract without runway
- Bad debt spike
- Owner distributions too aggressive
Revenant Care Cash Flow Advisory
– KD, Revenant Care