Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A patient not residing in a hospital, but receiving medical advice, etc., from the institution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.
- noun A medical patient who receives treatment at a hospital, especially in an emergency room, but is not admitted to stay overnight. Distinguished from
inpatient , who is assigned to a room to reside there while being treated.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
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Examples
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GP and hospital out-patient care is virtually free, but many Greeks cannot even afford the €5 £4.30 fee they are required to pay when visiting public out-patient clinics, and doctors say they are often forced to haggle over fees.
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The company said the majority of sales of the drug are from out-patient prescriptions for hemophilia patients, not hospital use.
Off-Label Use of Clot Drug Is Faulted Ron Winslow 2011
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Nutritional foods are ready to eatIn the out-patient therapy program, Lokor receives 45 grams a week of a peanut paste fortified with a range of micro-nutrients such as vitamins, calcium, potassium, and folic acid.
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Increasingly hospitals require insurance or a credit care before scheduling a patient for out-patient services.
Matthew Yglesias » Advice on Recession-Proofing Your Hospital 2010
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"The surgery, an out-patient procedure, while minor, will require complete voice rest followed by an undetermined period of recuperation that will require the postponement of the 'All For The Hall' benefit concert," the statement reads.
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Nutritional foods are ready to eatIn the out-patient therapy program, Lokor receives 45 grams a week of a peanut paste fortified with a range of micro-nutrients such as vitamins, calcium, potassium, and folic acid.
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That is what they are given if they are found to be malnourished and they do the OTP out-patient therapy there.
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Whitney Houston has voluntarily enrolled in an out-patient rehab program for drugs and alcohol treatment, her rep told People.
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That is what they are given if they are found to be malnourished and they do the OTP out-patient therapy there.
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Increasingly hospitals require insurance or a credit care before scheduling a patient for out-patient services.
Matthew Yglesias » Advice on Recession-Proofing Your Hospital 2010
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