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Definition of 'Ambulatory Care'

Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.

Common names: Ambulatory Care; Care, Ambulatory; Outpatient Care; Care, Outpatient; Health Services, Outpatient; Health Service, Outpatient; Outpatient Health Service; Service, Outpatient Health; Outpatient Health Services; Services, Outpatient Health; Clinic Visits; Clinic Visit; Visit, Clinic; Visits, Clinic

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors.

13 Dec 2009 INTRODUCTION: Despite recognition that childhood brain tumor survivors often suffer multiple late effects following therapy, little is known regarding the long-term follow-up (LTFU) programs for these patients. METHODS: A 16-question survey was ... Read more...


Ventricular assist devices the challenges of outpatient management.

25 Oct 2009 The need for mechanical assistance of the failing heart, whether acute after a myocardial infarction or permanent in patients with end-stage heart failure, has increased with improvements in medical therapy and a growing aged population. Over the ... Read more...


Design and measurement of quality improvement indicators in ambulatory pulmonary care: creating a "culture of quality" in an academic pulmonary division.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Quality improvement (QI) measures often are cited as goals for individual practices and medical centers and may someday form a component of reimbursement guidelines. Relatively few QI metrics relevant to ambulatory pulmonary medicine ... Read more...

 

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Definition: Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.

Descriptor UI: D000553

Alternative terms: Ambulatory Care; Care, Ambulatory; Outpatient Care; Care, Outpatient; Health Services, Outpatient; Health Service, Outpatient; Outpatient Health Service; Service, Outpatient Health; Outpatient Health Services; Services, Outpatient Health; Clinic Visits; Clinic Visit; Visit, Clinic; Visits, Clinic;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E02.760.106; N02.421.585.106;

History Note: 68(66)

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