outpatientout‧pa‧tient /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt/ noun [countable] 
an outpatient clinic a routine examination in outpatients (=the outpatient department of a hospital)
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- An obvious candidate for inclusion in these tables is the delay between referral and first appointment in outpatient clinics.
- Compliance was monitored by questioning patients and counting remaining capsules at each outpatient visit.
- Even some outpatient programs are threatened by the changes in the industry.
- Instead of the 170-bed hospital at Travis, they proposed building a $ 27 million outpatient clinic, a project Riggs defended.
- That said, there are opportunities to reduce outpatient waiting times.
- The latest is an outpatient procedure with a new gizmo that removes throat tissues with radio frequencies.
- The tiny device is surgically implanted in an outpatient procedure within the eye, just outside the field of vision.
- This paper is concerned with the effects of the reforms on general practitioners' referrals to specialist outpatient clinics.
Longman Language Activatora part of a hospital
a part of a hospital where a particular type of medical problem is treated: · Funding has been approved for a 40-bed unit for the elderly at Aberdare General Hospital.coronary/psychiatric/intensive care etc unit: · A new psychiatric unit will be added to the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.
British /emergency room American the part of a hospital you go to for emergency treatment, for example if you have had an accident or if you suddenly become very ill: · He arrived in casualty with multiple injuries to his head.· Thorpe was treated in the casualty department at Middlesborough General.· Emergency room doctors tried to save Ryan's life.
a large room in a hospital or a part of a hospital where a group of patients with similar medical conditions have their beds: · Linda is a doctor in a ward for premature babies.psychiatry/maternity/pediatric etc ward: · When her baby was due, Barbara was admitted to the maternity ward of Mercy Hospital.
: outpatient clinic/department a part of a hospital where people come in for treatment, although they do not stay at the hospital: · Two outpatient clinics in the area are offering drug treatment programs.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a routine examination in outpatients (=the outpatient department of a hospital)COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
someone who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay for the night: a routine examination in outpatients (=the outpatient department of a hospital) (=for people in hospital/not in hospital)· Outpatient care is generally less expensive than a stay in hospital.
(=for someone who does not need to stay in hospital)· There's an outpatient clinic for people with diabetes.
(=in a hospital)· I had to go to the physiotherapy department for treatment twice a week.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The procedure was on an outpatient basis without administration of analgesic or sedative medication.· Covert sensitization requires no special equipment, involves minimal risk to patients, and can easily be conducted on an outpatient basis.· The procedure was carried out on an outpatient basis without analgesics or sedatives.· Medicare also would reduce co-payments for services received at hospitals and clinics on an outpatient basis.· If you are doing covert sensitization on an outpatient basis, your client could be consuming alcohol prior to treatment.
· It should be possible to compare the cost effectiveness of community based clinics with that of hospital outpatient care.· Part B Medicare covers doctor visits and other outpatient care.· For many patients, brief problem-orientated outpatient care seems to be a very satisfactory means of helping them tackle the difficulties.
· An obvious candidate for inclusion in these tables is the delay between referral and first appointment in outpatient clinics.· It is these patients who present themselves to the outpatient clinic.· Instead of the 170-bed hospital at Travis, they proposed building a $ 27 million outpatient clinic, a project Riggs defended.· Eleven patients were recruited from our outpatient clinic and informed consent was obtained.· Plans for the outpatient clinic have been scrapped.· Patients - 181 patients attending hospital outpatient clinics.· The plan would set up a new payment system for services to Medicare patients who see their doctors at hospital outpatient clinics.
· Health centres with a low throughput may have higher average costs than a busy hospital outpatient department.· Twenty four hours before admission she had had a transitional mole removed from her back under local anaesthesia in the outpatient department.· Therefore all hospital outpatient departments contain staff who are skilled in treating injuries.· It will mean patients get quicker treatment and reduce pressures on hospital outpatient departments.· The patients are followed up partly at the outpatient department, partly at local hospitals.
· It should be possible to compare the cost effectiveness of community based clinics with that of hospital outpatient care.· The plan would set up a new payment system for services to Medicare patients who see their doctors at hospital outpatient clinics.· Health centres with a low throughput may have higher average costs than a busy hospital outpatient department.· Patients - 181 patients attending hospital outpatient clinics.· Therefore all hospital outpatient departments contain staff who are skilled in treating injuries.· It will mean patients get quicker treatment and reduce pressures on hospital outpatient departments.· Those patients attending general practice alone showed better control when compared with those having shared care with a hospital outpatient clinic.
· San Diego-based Medical Imaging provides outpatient services and medical equipment to doctors and hospitals.· The companies began limiting inpatient stays, putting more emphasis on outpatient services.· For outpatient services, the wait is no more than a couple of days.
· But unsuccessful outpatient treatment can significantly increase the risk that the patient will become invalided at home.· By the end of the stories, however, the need for insurance coverage for outpatient treatment was deemed paramount.· In addition, there is room in outpatient treatment programs.· The Federation found the reason for postponing outpatient treatment centers until some future date unclear.
VERB· After discharge, patients should attend weekly outpatient appointments, moving to fortnightly or monthly attendances as appropriate.· Patients - 181 patients attending hospital outpatient clinics.· Sixty-two consecutive patients aged 75 or over and attending a general ophthalmology outpatients clinic were assessed.
· Such patients are uncommon in general practice; they are more likely to be seen in psychiatric outpatient clinics.· The more important causes seen in an outpatient practice are discussed below.· These individuals are usually stuporous or comatose and will not be seen in an outpatient practice.· Congenital nystagmus starts soon after birth and is occasionally seen in an outpatient setting.· The other large group of patients seen in an outpatient setting with headache and fever are those with a viral influenza syndrome.· It is only occasionally seen in an outpatient clinic.
an outpatient clinic a routine examination in outpatients (=the outpatient department of a hospital)