HLTH-2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ambulatory Care, Primary Care Physician, Services Hospital
2 May 2019
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Outpatient and ambulatory care are used interchangeably. Outpatient care are services and treatments that are provided to the walking patient or one that can ambulate. They do not require an overnight or inpatient stay. Care rendered to patients who come to the physician"s office, clinics, and outpatient surgery. Mobile diagnostic units and home health and takes services to patients. Purpose is to provide health services that are convenient and accessible to the patient. The geographic location of ambulatory services is intended for the purpose of serving the surrounding community, providing convenience an easy accessibility. Hospitals were major players in outpatient services as the range of services expanded. Health care delivery has increasingly shifted outside of expensive acute care hospitals. Hospital labs and diagnostic services are better equipped. Government agencies have sponsored (limited) outpatient services to meet the needs of underserved populations. Executives see ambulatory as an essential, no longer a supplemental, service line.
