Surgery Center Management
Dive into the Key Capabilities.
RCM (Revenue Cycle Management):
Billing and Coding
Simplify billing with automated claim scrubbing and direct transmission of claims and statements to the clearinghouse. Ensure precise net revenue projections with integrated contract write-offs during charge entry.
Simplify billing with automated claim scrubbing and direct transmission of claims and statements to the clearinghouse. Ensure precise net revenue projections with integrated contract write-offs during charge entry.
Enhanced Verification & Preauthorization
Minimize errors through advanced insurance verification and pre-authorization processes, seamlessly integrated from scheduling to pre-op.
Minimize errors through advanced insurance verification and pre-authorization processes, seamlessly integrated from scheduling to pre-op.
Claims Management
Effortlessly generate all eligible claims in a single step. HST’s surgery center management solution simultaneously creates ECS, CMS, and UB claims, organizing them for easy transmission or printing.
Effortlessly generate all eligible claims in a single step. HST’s surgery center management solution simultaneously creates ECS, CMS, and UB claims, organizing them for easy transmission or printing.
Direct Clearinghouse Payment Process
Accelerate payments by directly transmitting claims and importing Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs) for both patient and payer payments from the clearinghouse.
Accelerate payments by directly transmitting claims and importing Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs) for both patient and payer payments from the clearinghouse.
Insurance Card Scanning
Quickly and accurately capture patient insurance details by scanning directly into Document Central. This process reduces manual data entry and enhances billing accuracy.
Quickly and accurately capture patient insurance details by scanning directly into Document Central. This process reduces manual data entry and enhances billing accuracy.
Electronic Transmission of Statements and Claims
Streamline billing with electronic transmission of statements and claims. Automatically populate primary payer adjudication data for secondary claims, ensuring error-free transmission of clean claims directly to Waystar or other clearinghouses.
Streamline billing with electronic transmission of statements and claims. Automatically populate primary payer adjudication data for secondary claims, ensuring error-free transmission of clean claims directly to Waystar or other clearinghouses.
Automated Claim Re-submission
Easily reprint or regenerate claims, with automatic creation of new claims for any adjusted charges, ensuring prompt and accurate billing.
Easily reprint or regenerate claims, with automatic creation of new claims for any adjusted charges, ensuring prompt and accurate billing.
Claim Rejection Analysis
Track and manage claim rejections with delay reasons and visit categories, facilitating effective follow-up and resolution.
Track and manage claim rejections with delay reasons and visit categories, facilitating effective follow-up and resolution.
Co-payment Built into Scheduling
Integrate co-payment calculations directly into scheduling, providing clear visibility of amounts due on service dates.
Integrate co-payment calculations directly into scheduling, providing clear visibility of amounts due on service dates.
Electronic Eligibility Verification
Access real-time and batch eligibility verification directly with the clearinghouse, ensuring accurate patient coverage information.
Access real-time and batch eligibility verification directly with the clearinghouse, ensuring accurate patient coverage information.
Electronic Payment Tracking
Efficiently track payments using the Electronic Remittance Advice – Payer functionality and corresponding history reports, with options to identify and manage unidentified payments.
Efficiently track payments using the Electronic Remittance Advice – Payer functionality and corresponding history reports, with options to identify and manage unidentified payments.
Statement Delivery
Choose from multiple statement delivery options, including direct printing, electronic transmission to clearinghouses or vendors, or automated transfer to TSI, Mnet, or other collection agencies.
Choose from multiple statement delivery options, including direct printing, electronic transmission to clearinghouses or vendors, or automated transfer to TSI, Mnet, or other collection agencies.
Payment Posting
Post patient payments electronically or manually ensuring efficient and accurate financial records. What’s more, you can leverage the integration with HST Pay for automatic payment posting.
Post patient payments electronically or manually ensuring efficient and accurate financial records. What’s more, you can leverage the integration with HST Pay for automatic payment posting.
Patient Refunds
Manage patient refunds and adjustments seamlessly, either in bulk or individually, for streamlined transaction processing.
Manage patient refunds and adjustments seamlessly, either in bulk or individually, for streamlined transaction processing.
Turn Patients Over to Collections
Easily assign visits to collections and write off balances to bad debt, with comprehensive data exports and direct interfaces with Mnet and Transworld Systems (TSI) for collection assignments.
Easily assign visits to collections and write off balances to bad debt, with comprehensive data exports and direct interfaces with Mnet and Transworld Systems (TSI) for collection assignments.
ASC Management:
Surgical Scheduling
Efficiently manage surgery schedules, ensuring no conflicts with provider credentials, preference cards, room availability, or equipment. Our system streamlines the scheduling process for optimal operational flow.
Efficiently manage surgery schedules, ensuring no conflicts with provider credentials, preference cards, room availability, or equipment. Our system streamlines the scheduling process for optimal operational flow.
Pre- and Post- Surgical Workflows
Automate patient estimates and easily access surgical documents. Streamline patient check-ins and monitor their status for a seamless pre- and post-surgical experience.
Automate patient estimates and easily access surgical documents. Streamline patient check-ins and monitor their status for a seamless pre- and post-surgical experience.
Workflow Task Manager
Organize and manage tasks efficiently with our dashboard. Pre-assign tasks, ranging from Insurance Verification to Patient Collections, to ensure they are completed accurately and on time.
Organize and manage tasks efficiently with our dashboard. Pre-assign tasks, ranging from Insurance Verification to Patient Collections, to ensure they are completed accurately and on time.
Enterprise Configuration
Maximize efficiency with a single, unified database, simplifying data management and reducing redundancy. Customize user roles and permissions to meet your organization’s specific needs while ensuring data security. Enjoy the benefits of standardized code table sets for consistent data interpretation and real-time data access, empowering your enterprise with accurate and up-to-date information for seamless reporting. Rest assured knowing that our system is fully SOC II compliant, and has achieved the HITRUST Essentials, 1-year (e1) Certification, ensuring the highest level of data security and compliance.
Maximize efficiency with a single, unified database, simplifying data management and reducing redundancy. Customize user roles and permissions to meet your organization’s specific needs while ensuring data security. Enjoy the benefits of standardized code table sets for consistent data interpretation and real-time data access, empowering your enterprise with accurate and up-to-date information for seamless reporting. Rest assured knowing that our system is fully SOC II compliant, and has achieved the HITRUST Essentials, 1-year (e1) Certification, ensuring the highest level of data security and compliance.
Real-Time OR Alerts
Maximize OR efficiency with real-time alerts for room and equipment conflicts. Keep provider credentials and insurance information up-to-date, tracking licenses and privileges effectively.
Maximize OR efficiency with real-time alerts for room and equipment conflicts. Keep provider credentials and insurance information up-to-date, tracking licenses and privileges effectively.
Provider Credentialing Guard
Ensure providers are up-to-date with credentials, insurance, and licenses using reminders and restrictions. Maintain compliance with a tickler file and the Physician Expiration Date Listing report for all team members with special credentialing needs.
Ensure providers are up-to-date with credentials, insurance, and licenses using reminders and restrictions. Maintain compliance with a tickler file and the Physician Expiration Date Listing report for all team members with special credentialing needs.
Comprehensive Credentialing Tracker
Efficiently track and manage credentials for all medical staff, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals. Use our Tickler file and Physician Expiration Date Listing report to monitor essential credentialing details and expiration dates, ensuring your staff remains compliant.
Efficiently track and manage credentials for all medical staff, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals. Use our Tickler file and Physician Expiration Date Listing report to monitor essential credentialing details and expiration dates, ensuring your staff remains compliant.
Dynamic ASC System Integrations
Benefit from multiple integrations with clearinghouses, inventory management systems, collections, and more, adapting to your ASC’s evolving needs. HST features HL7 integrations with NextGen, Athena, and Greenway for practice solutions, and offers a comprehensive bi-directional claims and clearinghouse experience through Waystar. The system also integrates with OAS CAHPS, streamlining patient surveys and feedback. For collections and bad debt reconciliation, HST connects with MNet and TSI. Additionally, HST’s robust capabilities include support for Nuance and Vincari in coding and transcription. The platform’s extensive inventory suite is complemented by a two-way connection with IOS and Hybrent. Integration with Epic and Cerner, as well as Athena and NextGen via HST Case Coordination, further extends its interoperability, making HST a versatile choice for ASC management.
Benefit from multiple integrations with clearinghouses, inventory management systems, collections, and more, adapting to your ASC’s evolving needs. HST features HL7 integrations with NextGen, Athena, and Greenway for practice solutions, and offers a comprehensive bi-directional claims and clearinghouse experience through Waystar. The system also integrates with OAS CAHPS, streamlining patient surveys and feedback. For collections and bad debt reconciliation, HST connects with MNet and TSI. Additionally, HST’s robust capabilities include support for Nuance and Vincari in coding and transcription. The platform’s extensive inventory suite is complemented by a two-way connection with IOS and Hybrent. Integration with Epic and Cerner, as well as Athena and NextGen via HST Case Coordination, further extends its interoperability, making HST a versatile choice for ASC management.
Document Management
Manage documents efficiently with Document Central, allowing for easy scanning or uploading directly to patient visits. Attach essential documents like insurance cards and consent forms, securely retaining them for future use.
Manage documents efficiently with Document Central, allowing for easy scanning or uploading directly to patient visits. Attach essential documents like insurance cards and consent forms, securely retaining them for future use.
Report Management
Utilize versatile filters in our reporting system to refine results, including various date selections. Access reports in PDF, Excel, or CSV formats for added flexibility and data manipulation.
Utilize versatile filters in our reporting system to refine results, including various date selections. Access reports in PDF, Excel, or CSV formats for added flexibility and data manipulation.
Preference Cards
Manage supplies effectively with Preference Cards, automatically pulling supplies into cases. Capture physician preferences for procedures, ensuring rooms are well-prepared, case costing is accurate, and billing is comprehensive. For HST eChart users, supplies and implants entered will automatically populate in the Supply Used section.
Manage supplies effectively with Preference Cards, automatically pulling supplies into cases. Capture physician preferences for procedures, ensuring rooms are well-prepared, case costing is accurate, and billing is comprehensive. For HST eChart users, supplies and implants entered will automatically populate in the Supply Used section.
Supply Chain Management
Keep track of inventory levels, reorder points, and expiration dates. Monitor supplies used for different procedures to optimize case costs and plan future supply needs, ensuring a well-stocked and efficient operation.
Keep track of inventory levels, reorder points, and expiration dates. Monitor supplies used for different procedures to optimize case costs and plan future supply needs, ensuring a well-stocked and efficient operation.
Supply Chain Management:
Implant Management
Maximize revenue and streamline implant management with our integrated workflow. Accurately project net revenue by effectively managing contract write-offs during charge entry. Our system ensures seamless flow of cost, pricing, and coding information, with automated alerts and tasks to achieve precise implant billing.
Maximize revenue and streamline implant management with our integrated workflow. Accurately project net revenue by effectively managing contract write-offs during charge entry. Our system ensures seamless flow of cost, pricing, and coding information, with automated alerts and tasks to achieve precise implant billing.
Inventory Management
Effortlessly handle all inventory aspects with our comprehensive system. Set up and manage the Item Master, equipment records, purchase orders, and item templates. Our inventory management not only simplifies these processes but also integrates with other system areas like Physician Preference Cards and Supplies Used, enhancing overall efficiency.
Effortlessly handle all inventory aspects with our comprehensive system. Set up and manage the Item Master, equipment records, purchase orders, and item templates. Our inventory management not only simplifies these processes but also integrates with other system areas like Physician Preference Cards and Supplies Used, enhancing overall efficiency.
Purchase Orders
Create and manage purchase orders effortlessly, either through Item Requests or manual entry. HST’s surgery center management solution allows for flexible receiving of orders, whether in full or part, accommodating back-ordered items. Plus, gain valuable insights with detailed reports on item information, valuation, and usage.
Create and manage purchase orders effortlessly, either through Item Requests or manual entry. HST’s surgery center management solution allows for flexible receiving of orders, whether in full or part, accommodating back-ordered items. Plus, gain valuable insights with detailed reports on item information, valuation, and usage.
Consignments
Easily identify and manage consignment implants by designating them as a specific Item Type. This feature enables precise physical counts and tailored inventory reports, ensuring accurate and streamlined consignment tracking.
Easily identify and manage consignment implants by designating them as a specific Item Type. This feature enables precise physical counts and tailored inventory reports, ensuring accurate and streamlined consignment tracking.
Track Expiration Dates, Serial, and Lot Numbers
Efficiently track critical details like serial, model, and lot numbers, along with expiration dates, using our Implant Log form. Assign and manage inventory categories for enhanced tracking and reporting, ensuring complete control over your inventory details.
Efficiently track critical details like serial, model, and lot numbers, along with expiration dates, using our Implant Log form. Assign and manage inventory categories for enhanced tracking and reporting, ensuring complete control over your inventory details.
Accounting Methods for Inventory Valuation
Choose the most suitable inventory valuation method from options like current price, average price, LIFO (Last In, First-Out), or FIFO (First In, First Out). HST provides flexibility in configuring inventory valuation, aligning with your center’s specific financial strategies.
Choose the most suitable inventory valuation method from options like current price, average price, LIFO (Last In, First-Out), or FIFO (First In, First Out). HST provides flexibility in configuring inventory valuation, aligning with your center’s specific financial strategies.
Reporting & Auditing
State and Regulatory Reporting
HST’s surgery center management module includes comprehensive state and regulatory reporting capabilities, essential for ASC efficiency. Tailor reports to your unique needs, covering areas like surgical scheduling, inventory management, and billing, ensuring compliance and operational effectiveness.
HST’s surgery center management module includes comprehensive state and regulatory reporting capabilities, essential for ASC efficiency. Tailor reports to your unique needs, covering areas like surgical scheduling, inventory management, and billing, ensuring compliance and operational effectiveness.
Zero – Balance Audit
Access detailed reports for tracking payments and adjustments on zero-balance accounts. These reports provide insights into revenue variance, offering a clear view of your financial health.
Access detailed reports for tracking payments and adjustments on zero-balance accounts. These reports provide insights into revenue variance, offering a clear view of your financial health.
Coding Audits
Facilitate coding and charge entry with separate forms when performed by different departments or staff. Utilize the Code Proof report to monitor coding productivity and accuracy, and generate statistical and financial reports at the CPT level for deeper insights.
Facilitate coding and charge entry with separate forms when performed by different departments or staff. Utilize the Code Proof report to monitor coding productivity and accuracy, and generate statistical and financial reports at the CPT level for deeper insights.
Internal Audits
Conduct thorough internal audits with our comprehensive Audit Logs, covering Inventory, Scheduling, Block Maintenance, and specific user or account activities. The User Access report further enhances transparency and identifies out-of-period adjustments and contract variances.
Conduct thorough internal audits with our comprehensive Audit Logs, covering Inventory, Scheduling, Block Maintenance, and specific user or account activities. The User Access report further enhances transparency and identifies out-of-period adjustments and contract variances.
Financial Standardized Reports
Explore key financial metrics with ease using our suite of approximately 150 reports. These reports span financials, statistics, case costing, and month-end categories, offering a complete overview of your financial landscape.
Explore key financial metrics with ease using our suite of approximately 150 reports. These reports span financials, statistics, case costing, and month-end categories, offering a complete overview of your financial landscape.