Health services that are provided during an office visit or other ambulatory facility Patients who receive outpatient services do not need to stay overnight
An outpatient is someone who receives treatment at a hospital but does not spend the night there. the outpatient clinic She received psychiatric care as an outpatient. someone who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay for the night inpatient
A modality for treatment activities of alcohol/drug problems that does not provide twenty-four (24) hour per day care Services may include individual counseling, group therapy, family therapy, assessments, etc
An individual (patient) who receives health care services (such as surgery) on an outpatient basis, meaning they do not stay overnight in a hospital or inpatient facility Many insurance companies have identified a list of tests and procedures (including surgery) that will not be covered (paid for) unless they are performed on an outpatient basis The term outpatient is also used synonymously with ambulatory to describe health care facilities where procedures are performed
a patient who is receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other facility without being admitted to the facility This definition does not include persons receiving services from a physician's office or as an inpatient program that also does not provide inpatient care
A patient who is not a bed patient in the hospital in which he or she is receiving treatment Over-The-Counter Drugs (OTC) A drug that can be purchased without a prescription
A patient who gets treatment at a hospital but doesn't stay there For example, an insured goes to the hospital in the morning for minor surgery After waking up from the anesthesia, the doctor sends the patient home to recover
A patient attending for treatment, consultation and advice, but not staying in hospital Outpatient services can also be provided in a GP surgery or other community setting