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  2. Outpatient surgery - Wikipedia

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    Outpatient surgery, also known as ambulatory surgery, day surgery, [1] day case surgery, or same-day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. [note 1] The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may enter and leave the facility on the same day. The advantages of outpatient surgery over ...

  3. Ambulatory care - Wikipedia

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    Ambulatory care or outpatient care is medical care provided on an outpatient basis, including diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, intervention, and rehabilitation services. This care can include advanced medical technology and procedures even when provided outside of hospitals.

  4. Acute care - Wikipedia

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    Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. [1] [2] In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer-term care.

  5. What does Medicare Part B cover? Here’s a rundown of costs ...

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    Medically necessary outpatient care Medicare defines this type of care as “services or supplies that are needed to diagnose or treat your medical condition and that meet accepted standards of ...

  6. Patient - Wikipedia

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    Treatment provided in this fashion is called ambulatory care. Sometimes surgery is performed without the need for a formal hospital admission or an overnight stay, and this is called outpatient surgery or day surgery, which has many benefits including lowered healthcare cost, reducing the amount of medication prescribed, and using the physician ...

  7. Clinic - Wikipedia

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    A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded.

  8. What is Medicare? - AOL

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    Medicare is a government insurance program for people over 65 or with certain disabilities, covering services like doctor visits, hospital stays, and prescription drugs.

  9. Outpatient department - Wikipedia

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    An outpatient department or outpatient clinic is the part of a hospital designed for the treatment of outpatients, people with health problems who visit the hospital for diagnosis or treatment, but do not at this time require a bed or to be admitted for overnight care. Modern outpatient departments offer a wide range of treatment services ...