Ambulatory setting Health Dictionary

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A type of institutional organized health setting in which health services are provided on an outpatient basis. Ambulatory care settings may be either mobile (when the facility is capable of being moved to different locations) or fixed (when the person seeking care must travel to a fixed service site).
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Ambulatory Care

Health services provided on an outpatient basis in contrast to services provided in the home or to persons who are inpatients. While many inpatients may be ambulatory, the term ambulatory care usually implies the patient travels to a location to receive services and no overnight stay in hospital is required. Many surgeries and treatments are now provided on an outpatient basis, while previously they were considered reason for inpatient hospitalization.... ambulatory care

Rate Setting

A method of paying health care providers in which the government establishes payment rates for all payers for various categories of health service.... rate setting

Settings For Health

The place or social context in which people engage in daily activities in which environmental, organizational and personal factors interact to affect health and well-being.... settings for health

Ambulatory Ecg

In ambulatory

(electrocardiography), a wearable device called a Holter monitor is used to record the electrical activity of the heart by means of electrodes attached to the chest. The monitor is usually worn for 24 hours or longer and detects intermittent arrhythmias (abnormal heart rates and rhythms). The wearer can press a button on the monitor to mark the recording whenever symptoms occur. The recording can later be analysed to see if the periods of arrhythmia coincide with the symptoms.... ambulatory ecg


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