in-patient
Overnight hospital stay
An in-patient is someone admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment requiring at least one overnight stay, as opposed to an out-patient who comes and goes the same day: She was transferred from the emergency room as an in-patient.
The term also works as an adjective: in-patient care, in-patient psychiatric treatment.
Entry or confession
- wardProtected person; division
- bedFurniture for slumber
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
length of stay · room · observation · monitored · bedside · hospital gown · IV · vitals
Recovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
intensive care · therapy · recovery program · residential · post-operative · dialysis · transfusion · physical therapy
Contractual risk coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- preauthorizationPermission obtained beforehand
- copayPatient's set contribution
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
billing · medical records · consent forms · admitting · registration · case manager · social worker · prior approval
Hospital mental health section
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
psychotherapy · group therapy · behavioral health · sectioned · asylum · sanatorium · mental institution · residential treatment
admission
Entry or confession
discharge · length of stay · room · observation · monitored · bedside · hospital gown · IV · vitals · rounds
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- detoxSubstance removal process
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
chemotherapy · intensive care · therapy · recovery program · residential · post-operative · dialysis · transfusion · physical therapy · occupational therapy
insurance
Contractual risk coverage
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- preauthorizationPermission obtained beforehand
- copayPatient's set contribution
deductible · billing · medical records · consent forms · admitting · registration · case manager · social worker · prior approval · referral
psychiatric ward
Hospital mental health section
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- observationAttentive watching or remark
evaluation · psychotherapy · group therapy · behavioral health · sectioned · asylum · sanatorium · mental institution · residential treatment · day room
in-patientoutpatient
Treated without admission
out-patient · day patient · walk-in patient · discharged patient · self-care