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inpatient services  

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  • Inpatient services are medical care provided to patients confined within a hospital setting as opposed to those provided by ambulatory/outpatient facilities. Although these services are most typically provided in an acute care setting, they are not necessarily provided within an acute care general hospital. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Inpatient Services]

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