A young college student uses email to communicate with her family physician because she is living away from home. She has developed acne while she has been away from home and various over-the-counter medications are no longer helping. She sends her physician an email requesting a prescription because she won’t be able to come back to see him until the next school holiday, which is in 2 ½ months. The physician copies her email into her electronic medical record and sends a prescription for medication to the pharmacy nearest to her. He also copies his response to her through email into her electronic medical record as well, documenting his care. What is the correct evaluation and management code for this type of an encounter?
