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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The lawsuit said Blue KC’s audits target hospital inpatient claims that include diagnoses with certain comorbidities and complications.
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Nathan Pilling
july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
Lexie, who had multiple heart surgeries at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne in the past, was transferred to the hospital in Northern Territory for inpatient management of her congenital heart condition in January 2022, per the document.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 July 2025
The layoffs come as the health system plans to close its inpatient rehabilitation unit and the CRH Orthopedics and Sports Medicine outpatient practice, according to a news release dated June 30.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Since leaving Combs in 2018, Ventura Fine has done the hard work to get better - the inpatient rehab, the therapy, the self-reflection.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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Nathan Pilling
july 12, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
Lexie, who had multiple heart surgeries at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne in the past, was transferred to the hospital in Northern Territory for inpatient management of her congenital heart condition in January 2022, per the document.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 July 2025
The layoffs come as the health system plans to close its inpatient rehabilitation unit and the CRH Orthopedics and Sports Medicine outpatient practice, according to a news release dated June 30.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Since leaving Combs in 2018, Ventura Fine has done the hard work to get better - the inpatient rehab, the therapy, the self-reflection.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for inpatient
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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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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