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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The King began outpatient treatment for an undisclosed type and stage of cancer in early February.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
For patients with opioid addiction in particular, outpatient treatment with methadone or buprenorphine significantly reduces overdose rates and recurrence of opioid use when compared to no treatment or treatment that did not offer medications for opioid addiction.
—Zoe Adams, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
At that time in the 1970s, the Office of Management and Budget decided to do a research project to assess the cost of providing outpatient services and home care to Medicare eligible people and compare that with the cost of nursing homes.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In some areas, respiratory outpatient clinics may be able to do a deep suctioning with a tube down the baby's nose to help get the mucus out.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
For patients with opioid addiction in particular, outpatient treatment with methadone or buprenorphine significantly reduces overdose rates and recurrence of opioid use when compared to no treatment or treatment that did not offer medications for opioid addiction.
—Zoe Adams, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
At that time in the 1970s, the Office of Management and Budget decided to do a research project to assess the cost of providing outpatient services and home care to Medicare eligible people and compare that with the cost of nursing homes.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In some areas, respiratory outpatient clinics may be able to do a deep suctioning with a tube down the baby's nose to help get the mucus out.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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