Definicja outpatient day

Co znaczy OUTPATIENT DAY:

Unit of measurement for outpatient activity.

A calendar day on which a patient has at least one outpatient visit in at least one outpatient case in an institution.

Example

The following are examples of one outpatient day:

The patient attends a clinic for an outpatient visit with an internist. The patient attends a clinic for an outpatient visit with an internist. On the same day, he or she is sent to the x-ray department for an x-ray. The patient attends a clinic for an outpatient visit with an internist. On the same day, he or she is sent to the x-ray department for an x-ray. Also on the same day, he or she is given an ECG in the cardiology department and returns to have the x-rays and the ECG checked by the internist