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outpatient

[aut-pay-shuhnt] / ˈaʊtˌpeɪ ʃənt /


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The relative volume of outpatient care has also fallen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But even if they did decide to avail of Medicaid for outpatient care or nursing home care, they should not assume that Medicaid will be available on whatever terms they expect.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

To ease pressure on the emergency room, the hospital opened a special outpatient clinic in June for tick-bite victims, and nearly 400 people were treated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Nearly a year after having the outpatient procedure on her right knee, she says the result feels almost the same as the total knee replacement she previously underwent on her left knee.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I have outpatient therapy from four to five, remember?”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

All non-urgent outpatients appointments in a number of hospitals have been cancelled and thousands of homes are without power.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

Hudson said she is seeing most new COVID-19 cases among outpatients, rather than those needing hospitalization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

Chua and colleagues recently published findings about trends in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in outpatients under age 65, suggesting about 25% were inappropriate.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

Another study of patients in the Veterans Affairs health system found that as of early 2023, less than a quarter of outpatients who tested positive for coronavirus infections were receiving any kind of anti-COVID medication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

The majority of my friends in there didn’t last, and out of the few that were still with me when I left even fewer survived as outpatients.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers


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