inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt 
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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The nonprofit is one of the most prominent providers of inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment for youth and adults up to 21-years-old in central Iowa.
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Linh Ta, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
The breakdown of these episodes included six new cases of physical assault, one case of verbal assault, seven outbursts requiring physical or medical restraint of patients, six self-harm cases, and four cases where patients assaulted their own family members while inpatient.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
Adding insult to injury is that your $1,632 inpatient Part A deductible only covers you for your first 60 days in the hospital.
—Maurie Backman, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
Martha Leclerc, vice president of corporate contracting for Sanford, said the system analyzed how much revenue would be lost by closing inpatient beds, which is also a requirement of the emergency hospital program, and by being unable to file for drug discounts.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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Linh Ta, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
The breakdown of these episodes included six new cases of physical assault, one case of verbal assault, seven outbursts requiring physical or medical restraint of patients, six self-harm cases, and four cases where patients assaulted their own family members while inpatient.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
Adding insult to injury is that your $1,632 inpatient Part A deductible only covers you for your first 60 days in the hospital.
—Maurie Backman, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
Martha Leclerc, vice president of corporate contracting for Sanford, said the system analyzed how much revenue would be lost by closing inpatient beds, which is also a requirement of the emergency hospital program, and by being unable to file for drug discounts.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
Medical Definition
inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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