specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: R1 RCM
providerId: r1-rcm
publisherName: R1 RCM Inc.
serviceCategory: Healthcare Services
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Healthcare
  - Revenue Cycle
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
notes: R1 RCM does not publish a per-API meter or invoice surface; commercial terms are folded into
  the broader revenue-cycle services contract.
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for R1 RCM is contract-based; the engagement is a managed services
  agreement rather than per-API metering.
sources:
  - https://www.r1rcm.com/
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Managed Services Contract
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: R1 RCM
  ServiceCategory: Healthcare Services
  ProviderName: R1 RCM
  PublisherName: R1 RCM Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: R1 RCM Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: services_contract
    description: Revenue-cycle services contract; pricing usually scales with collected revenue and
      service scope rather than API calls.
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - contract
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Surface R1 RCM spend through the customer-side procurement and finance systems; the
      vendor does not publish a self-serve usage API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate the services fee against the patient-financial-services and revenue-cycle
      cost centers covered by the contract.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization happens at services contract renewal; review collection-rate and DSO performance
      against the agreed service levels.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Finance and revenue-cycle leadership co-own the R1 RCM relationship; clinical IT routes
      integration changes through the R1 account team.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com