Description of Ambulatory Care and Hospitalization Care

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As early as the 1990’s, outpatient care only made up for 10 to 15% of a hospital’s total profits, compared to inpatient care. Since the start of the twenty-first century, this figure has increased to approximately 60%. This shift in healthcare has been occurring in different medical organizations such as university medical centers, local hospitals, for-profit chains, and not-for-profit suppliers. The increase in outpatient services compared to inpatient has been showing no indication of slowing down. The main reason for the development in outpatient care is because of all the medical advancements in techniques and technology that allow for patients to be treated less invasively. Health care organizations are now being compensated in a way that puts emphasis on both the quality and the total care of the patient. Even though these organizations are achieving exceptional ambulatory performance in a manner that improves health and patient experience, cost is vital to future health system success.
One important aspect to consider is determining how effective and safe ambulatory clinics are in relation to inpatient clinics. The delivery of ambulatory services covers a wide range of health care services that are provided for patients who are not admitted overnight to a hospital. Ambulatory care is an institution with managed medical personnel, stable facilities and medical services that are able to diagnosis and treat patients who have an array of medical problems and do not presently need inpatient care. Over the past decade, ambulatory care’s volume and difficulty of interventions have increased.
More familiar ambulatory care facilities, such as hospital outpatient departments and community health centers, have expanded to incl...

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