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Ambulatory care

  1. All types of health services provided to patients who are not confined to an institutional bed as inpatients during the time services are rendered.

    Ambulatory care delivered in institutions which also deliver inpatient care is usually called “outpatient care.”

    Reference: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Glossary. Internet. Accessed September 8, 2009. Available at http://www.euro.who.int/observatory/Glossary/TopPage


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