outpatient

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But San Francisco does not have an assisted outpatient program, which would allow court-ordered, intensive long-term outpatient treatment.

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  1. noun A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that does not require an overnight stay.

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  • 'April? Soon after he became an outpatient, anyway.
  • She is currently being seen as an outpatient, and she reports that she has recently experienced problems that involve her job or school and use of alcohol. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Interventions to improve the management of diabetes in primary care, outpatient, and community settings: a systematic review. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • OBJECTIVE: To review the effectiveness of interventions targeted at health care professionals and / or the structure of care in order to improve the management of diabetes in primary care, outpatient, and community settings. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • ▪ Broadband-based remote monitoring for all chronically ill patients could reduce hospital, outpatient, and drug expenses by 30 percent. —  Tech Daily Dose
 

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