The AP Profit Center Framework

Most Healthcare organizations are still managing Accounts Payable as a cost center.
 

But the organizations seeing the greatest financial impact are approaching it differently... They are treating AP as:
• A working capital lever
• A supplier strategy function
• A driver of cash flow and operational scalability

Over the years, I’ve seen a consistent pattern:
- The tools may exist, but the strategy, alignment, and full payment model often do not.

This framework represents a different way to think about P2P transformation and payment optimization in Healthcare.