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2026 Global: Back-End Revenue Cycle Management Market-Competitive Review (2032) report

Publisher PerryHope Partners
Published Dec 15, 2025
Length 32 Pages
SKU # PHP20693255

Description

The 2026 Global: Back-End Revenue Cycle Management Market-Competitive Review (2031) report features the global market size and projected growth/decline data for the period 2021 through 2032. The report primarily provides an examination of the business strategies for the ten largest global companies in the market and how their strategies differ.

Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2021 to 2032 using regression analysis in our modeling. and Perry/Hope is the only market research publisher that utilizes both longitudinal (historical) and vertical (from market section to market division to market class) analysis, since we study every manufactured product in the countries we analyze. The report also provides written analysis on the market definition, market segments, and SWOT analysis (market strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).

The market study aims at estimating the market size and the growth potential of this market. Topics analyzed within the report include a detailed breakdown of the global markets for back-end revenue cycle management market by geography and historical trend. The scope of the report extends to sizing of the back-end revenue cycle management market market and global market trends with market data for 2024 as the base year, 2025 and 2026 as the estimate years with projection of CAGR from 2027 to 2032.

The report also features a list of the top ten largest global players in the market. A review of each company includes 1) an estimate of the market share, 2) a listing of the products and/or services in the market, and 3) the features of these products and/or services in the market. The report has a chapter on Comparative Business Strategies for the largest four players. An example of the Comparative Business Strategies analysis would be -- How does Netflix's business strategy to expand its market share in the global online streaming compare to Amazon Prime's business strategy through its video products and services?

The ten market players in this report and a brief synopsis of their participation in the market are:

Optum, R1 RCM, athenahealth, Epic Systems, Change Healthcare (part of Optum), Waystar, NextGen Healthcare, FinThrive, Cerner/Oracle Health, and eClinicalWorks are widely cited as ten major companies shaping the back-end Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) market through comprehensive suites that combine claims processing, denial management, coding, patient financial engagement, and analytics. Optum offers end-to-end, data-driven RCM services and cloud-native tools tailored to health systems, emphasizing advanced analytics and claims triage to accelerate reimbursements. R1 RCM focuses on large-scale revenue cycle outsourcing and operational transformation, using predictive analytics and real-time monitoring to improve cash flow and align clinical and financial workflows. athenahealth provides a cloud-based RCM platform known for interoperability with EHRs and automation across registration, billing, and collections to improve throughput for ambulatory and mid-size practices.

Epic Systems and Cerner (now Oracle Health) deliver deeply integrated EHR-plus-RCM solutions that appeal to hospitals and large systems seeking tight clinical-financial integration and comprehensive patient accounting functionality. Change Healthcare’s RCM assets—now absorbed into the Optum portfolio—bring high-throughput claims processing, payment accuracy tools, and a broad clearinghouse footprint that complements Optum’s services. Waystar specializes in cloud-based automation across eligibility, claims edits, and patient payments, with strong interoperability to hundreds of EHRs and a focus on reducing denials and improving patient collections. NextGen Healthcare targets ambulatory practices with integrated EHR-RCM workflows, specialty-specific billing capabilities, and analytics designed to streamline claims accuracy and revenue capture for community providers.

FinThrive, eClinicalWorks, and other leading vendors round out the competitive landscape by offering modular, cloud-first RCM platforms and service options that address payer-provider interoperability, denial prevention, and patient financial experience. FinThrive emphasizes predictive denial management, pricing transparency, and intelligent workflow routing for both providers and payers. eClinicalWorks combines cost-effective EHR with embedded RCM capabilities to serve smaller ambulatory practices seeking unified clinical and billing systems. Collectively these ten companies reflect two parallel market trends: consolidation and platform integration driven by large health system demands (Optum, R1, Epic/Oracle) and the rise of cloud-native, AI-enabled vendors focused on automation and patient financial engagement (Waystar, FinThrive, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks), resulting in a competitive mix of full-service outsourcing, software platforms, and hybrid managed-services models across the back-end RCM market.

Table of Contents

32 Pages
1.0 Scope of Report and Methodology
2.0 Market SWOT Analysis and Players
2.1 Market Definition
2.2 Market Segments
2.3 Market Strengths
2.4 Market Weaknesses
2.5 Market Threats
2.6 Market Opportunities
2.7 Major Players
3.0 Competitive Analysis
3.1 Market Player 1
3.2 Market Player 2
3.3 Market Player 3
3.4 Market Player 4
3.5 Market Player 5
3.6 Market Player 6
3.7 Market Player 7
3.8 Market Player 8
3.9 Market Player 9
3.10 Market Player 10
4.0 Comparative Business Strategies
4.1 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 2
4.2 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 3
4.3 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 1 and 4
4.4 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 2 and 3
4.5 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 2 and 4
4.6 Comparative Business Strategies of Player 3 and 4
5.0 Appendix

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