THE RCM WORKBENCH

Remittance denial rate

Measure actionable denied claims as a share of claims remitted in the same reporting population.

THE RESULT

5.0%

Measure actionable denied claims as a share of claims remitted in the same reporting population.

Actionable claims denied ÷ claims remitted × 100

Example numbers explain the tool; they are not Azeem’s client results.

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Read the result in context.

This is a claim-count remittance measure, not a percentage of submitted dollars or a first-pass denial metric.
Follow the HFMA inclusion and exclusion rules when benchmarking. Track rejection activity separately.
Use the result to choose a reason-level review. The percentage alone does not explain the cause.

Reporting definitions checked September 3, 2026. Follow the full source methodology when comparing with a benchmark.