outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt 
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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The company cut its forecast for financial results this year and said its Medicare Advantage customers were getting more care than expected from doctors and outpatient services.
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Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Family said his father was released Tuesday and will receive outpatient treatment.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Optum owns an array of physician practices, outpatient care clinics and others sides and OptumRx, one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the country.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In rare severe cases, treatments such as sclerotherapy, a minimally invasive outpatient treatment, can reroute blood through healthier veins in the legs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Family said his father was released Tuesday and will receive outpatient treatment.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Optum owns an array of physician practices, outpatient care clinics and others sides and OptumRx, one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the country.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In rare severe cases, treatments such as sclerotherapy, a minimally invasive outpatient treatment, can reroute blood through healthier veins in the legs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outpatient
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient
Medical Definition
outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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