A recap of 2017 highlights
It’s time once again to dust off the crystal ball as we take a quick peek into the future while looking back on the highlights of the past year and their effects on healthcare reimbursement. Billing trends over the past year saw increased use of EHR and complementary technologies, including Cloud computing, block chain ledger technology and the move toward nationalized (electronic) patient data bases. CMS added new CPT codes for certain E&M services as well as changes in pathology, laboratory, biochemical and cardiovascular surgery codes.