SUBSEQUENT HOSPITAL CARE, PER DAY, FOR THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT, WHICH REQUIRES AT LEAST 2 OF THESE 3 KEY COMPONENTS: AN EXPANDED PROBLEM FOCUSED INTERVAL HISTORY; AN EXPANDED PROBLEM FOCUSED EXAMINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING OF MODERATE COMPLEXITY. COUNSELING AND/OR COORDINATION OF CARE WITH OTHER PHYSICIANS, OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, OR AGENCIES ARE PROVIDED CONSISTENT WITH THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM(S) AND THE PATIENT’S AND/OR FAMILY’S NEEDS. USUALLY, THE PATIENT IS RESPONDING INADEQUATELY TO THERAPY OR HAS DEVELOPED A MINOR COMPLICATION. TYPICALLY, 25 MINUTES ARE SPENT AT THE BEDSIDE AND ON THE PATIENT’S HOSPITAL FLOOR OR UNIT.
SUBSEQUENT HOSPITAL CARE, PER DAY, FOR THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT, WHICH REQUIRES AT LEAST 2 OF THESE 3 KEY COMPONENTS: AN EXPANDED PROBLEM FOCUSED INTERVAL HISTORY; AN EXPANDED PROBLEM FOCUSED EXAMINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING OF MODERATE COMPLEXITY. COUNSELING AND/OR COORDINATION OF CARE WITH OTHER PHYSICIANS, OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, OR AGENCIES ARE PROVIDED CONSISTENT WITH THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM(S) AND THE PATIENT’S AND/OR FAMILY’S NEEDS. USUALLY, THE PATIENT IS RESPONDING INADEQUATELY TO THERAPY OR HAS DEVELOPED A MINOR COMPLICATION. TYPICALLY, 25 MINUTES ARE SPENT AT THE BEDSIDE AND ON THE PATIENT’S HOSPITAL FLOOR OR UNIT.
