Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for uncollectible accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	29,036
Additions	2,369
Deductions	(3,764		)
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$	27,641

The allowance for uncollectible accounts decreased from 18.9% of patient accounts receivable to 18.1% over the three months ended March 31, 2017. This was due to a reduction in provision for bad debts due to improved cash collections due to the maturity of the Company's back office and field operations related to the use of the point-of-care platform and other technology advancements in reporting and analytics.