inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt 
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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If conditions remain stable, outpatient and inpatient services are expected to resume in the coming days, the charity said.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Hospitals now conduct nearly half a million post-claim inpatient reviews per year for a single large insurer that often denies claims using their own versions of AI — each one a small battle in a war neither side can win decisively, because the other side adapts.
—Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
Extensivists followed patients across inpatient and outpatient settings.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Schovanec said the 22-year-old Sorsby last week completed an inpatient gambling addiction treatment program and is preparing to return to campus.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Hospitals now conduct nearly half a million post-claim inpatient reviews per year for a single large insurer that often denies claims using their own versions of AI — each one a small battle in a war neither side can win decisively, because the other side adapts.
—Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
Extensivists followed patients across inpatient and outpatient settings.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Schovanec said the 22-year-old Sorsby last week completed an inpatient gambling addiction treatment program and is preparing to return to campus.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
Medical Definition
inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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