outpatient znaczenie & definicja

Przykłady outpatient

• They also reported far less use of hospital services (particularly paediatric outpatients).

• The average annualized number of outpatient visits was substantially higher for each disease state compared with the number of inpatient episodes.

• Costs were based on frequencies of inpatient and outpatient visits, diagnostic and laboratory testing, medication, and medical procedures associated with the specific health states.

• Subsequently, patients receive ongoing medical care based on regular outpatient visits, and that care may include periods of readmission to the hospital.

• The cost for visits to hospitals represented the largest share of outpatient care.

• This approach is straightforward when a single diagnosis is listed, as is often the case for outpatient and emergency department visits.

• Three-fourths were direct costs for inpatient care, acute outpatient care, physician visits for followup treatment, drugs, and so on.

• Unit costs of inpatient days and outpatient visits were directly derived from the cost-estimation model.