as in inpatient
a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
—often used before another noun
outpatient surgery It was a minor procedure that could be performed at an outpatient clinic.
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Recent Examples of outpatient
These surgeries are typically performed on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia.
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Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Hospital outpatient departments will see a 2.9% increase in Medicare reimbursement next year, amounting to an extra $2.2 billion for the industry, regulators also announced.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Intensive rehabilitation followed, first at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, to address cognitive and physical challenges, before returning to California for outpatient therapy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
In this outpatient surgical procedure, the surgeon makes tiny incisions in the skin and carefully removes spider or small varicose veins.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Zoom out: Hospital outpatient departments will see a 2.9% increase in Medicare reimbursement next year, amounting to an extra $2.2 billion for the industry, regulators also announced.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Intensive rehabilitation followed, first at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, to address cognitive and physical challenges, before returning to California for outpatient therapy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
In this outpatient surgical procedure, the surgeon makes tiny incisions in the skin and carefully removes spider or small varicose veins.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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