Wiki E/M choice for multiple inpatient visits on the same day

[Idawh0bnd]

When a provider sees a hospital inpatient 2 time sin a given day and has notes for each visit, what is the appropriate was to capture the work? Is it different if they have noted their time during each visit- or only if they note that greater than 50% of the time was spent in counseling and coordination of care?

 

[bedforak1]

When a provider sees a hospital inpatient 2 time sin a given day and has notes for each visit, what is the appropriate was to capture the work? Is it different if they have noted their time during each visit- or only if they note that greater than 50% of the time was spent in counseling and coordination of care?

In this scenario, you can combine the two notes.