About this term.
DNFB is the count or dollar value of inpatient discharges that have not yet been billed. High DNFB indicates back-office bottlenecks. For a deeper treatment of this concept in the context of healthcare revenue cycle management, see related capability pages on autonomous coding, denial prediction, eligibility verification, and prior authorization automation across our AI suite and specialty service pages.
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