outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt 
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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MedPAC discussed beneficiary cost-sharing for outpatient services at rural hospitals.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
In a statement Friday, Blue Cross attributed its need for higher rates to bigger claims across all medical service categories — inpatient, outpatient and office visits — and higher-than-average pharmacy cost trends.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024
While the $20 million donation from the Yabuki Family Foundation in 2021 helped ease some of those burdens, shrinking the outpatient waitlist by more than half over the course of nearly two years, resolving the workforce shortage is nothing short of a Herculean task.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
Many of the larger spikes are pharmacies for hospitals, outpatient centers, or long-term care or home care centers, which are represented in blue.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
In a statement Friday, Blue Cross attributed its need for higher rates to bigger claims across all medical service categories — inpatient, outpatient and office visits — and higher-than-average pharmacy cost trends.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024
While the $20 million donation from the Yabuki Family Foundation in 2021 helped ease some of those burdens, shrinking the outpatient waitlist by more than half over the course of nearly two years, resolving the workforce shortage is nothing short of a Herculean task.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
Many of the larger spikes are pharmacies for hospitals, outpatient centers, or long-term care or home care centers, which are represented in blue.
—Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient
Medical Definition
outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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