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	Ambulatory care - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Ambulatory care is any medical care delivered on an outpatient basis.
		Many medical investigations can be performed on an ambulatory basis, including blood tests, X-rays, endoscopy and even biopsy procedures of superficial organs.
		Ambulatory care clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and emergency medical services.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Ambulatory_care (274 words)

	Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification Basic Eligibility Requirements
		Ambulatory care nursing takes place on an episodic basis, which is less than 24 hours in duration and occurs as a single encounter or a series of encounters over time.
		Ambulatory care nurse-patient/client encounters take place in health care facilities, as well as in community-based settings, including, but not limited to, schools, workplaces, homes, and via multi-media communications.
		Ambulatory care nursing services encompass cost-effective ways to assist patients and/or clients in promoting wellness, preventing illness, and managing acute and chronic diseases to optimize the patients’ health status throughout their life span.
	www.nursingworld.org /ancc/cert/eligibility/AmbCare.html (538 words)

	Ambulatory Care for the Urban Poor: Structure, Financing, and System Stability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Specifically, this study describes each community's ambulatory care safety net, the challenges each community faces and their responses to these challenges, and the possible determinants of the level of success each has achieved in meeting the ambulatory care needs of their vulnerable populations.
		While ambulatory care generally refers to any care not provided in an inpatient setting and may even include specialty care at a hospital outpatient department, it is important to note that this report focuses on non-hospital-based primary and preventive care provided in a clinic setting.
		A strong ambulatory care system within the safety net is then the result of decisions based on the interests of both patient care and long-term institutional survival.
	www.urban.org /url.cfm?ID=310347 (1454 words)

	N C H S - 2004 Fact Sheet - Ambulatory Care Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and Emergency ...
		This new report by CDC showcases the use of ambulatory medical care services across a broad range of health care settings and paints a picture of variation in medical services obtained by safety-net populations, including African Americans, poor, uninsured, and persons living in sparsely-populated areas of the country.
		Compared with densely-populated areas, patients seeking care in sparsely-populated areas are more likely to visit primary care specialists such as family practice or internal medicine specialists but less likely to visit medical specialists such as dermatologists, psychiatrists, and allergy specialists.
		Out of the nearly one billion annual ambulatory medical care visits across all settings, nearly one-half were to primary care specialty offices, 16-17 percent each to surgical and medical specialty offices, 11 percent to hospital emergency departments, and 9 percent to hospital outpatient departments with physician-supervised evaluation and management clinics.
	www.cdc.gov /nchs/pressroom/04facts/ambulatorycare.htm (483 words)

	Ambulatory Care Program
		Ambulatory services are organized into 3 firms, each with separate registration areas and assigned nurse practitioners, medical assistants and faculty designated to facilitate communication and ensure continuity of care.
		Through a unique arrangement with an HMO offering care to patients customarily covered through Medicaid, residents are recognized as primary care providers and afforded the opportunity to independently follow their own cohort of patients.
		During one month of rotation in ambulatory care, residents see a variety of patients in the Medical Group Practice and select opportunities in medicine subspecialties or other departments where primary care is emphasized.
	astro.temple.edu /~medres/ambulatory_care_program.html (411 words)

	UMC - Ambulatory Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ambulatory care is an integral part of the practice of internal medicine.
		In a separate ambulatory care block, trainees are instructed in a curriculum of outpatient issues and attend a clinic for patients with new or urgent medical problems.
		Finally, many of the noon conferences are dedicated to outpatient-oriented issues, including the ambulatory care and geriatrics conferences, as well as the core medicine conferences.
	som.umc.edu /housestaff/ambulatorycare.html (225 words)

	Safely Prescribing Take-Home Medications for Ambulatory Care Patients: PTNews: Virtual Hospital
		Ambulatory care prescriptions are written on the duplicate prescription blank provided by the Department of Pharmaceutical Care or in a format compatible with the UIHC computer-based patient record for on-line generation of prescriptions.
		These duplicate blanks are designed to permit the Department of Pharmaceutical Care at the UIHC to dispense an initial supply of medication to the patient and also return the original prescription to the patient for obtaining continuing supplies in the local community.
		The provision of health care to the individual, and that identifies the individual or which could reasonably be used to identify the individual.
	www.healthcare.uiowa.edu /pharmacy/PTNews/2004/august.html (2601 words)

	South Strand Ambulatory Care Center
		The mission of South Strand Ambulatory Care Center is to provide a patient-focused environment to serve the comprehensive healthcare needs of residents and visitors in the region.
		South Strand Ambulatory Care Center is located on the campus of Community Medical Center - South Strand on 17 Bypass between Highways 707 and 544 in Surfside Beach.
		South Strand Ambulatory Care Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
	www.grandstrandmed.com /CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID={55702A16-4D81-11D4-A2E2-00508B62BE1F} (431 words)

	Ambulatory Care
		There, residents have the opportunity to care for a diverse patient population with a broad spectrum of problems.
		During the block ambulatory Continuity Office Practice, residents attend a weekly ambulatory care conference where topics from the curriculum on Ambulatory Care and Cultural Competence are taught.
		Patients are followed from the ambulatory to the inpatient arena, as well as from the Hospital to the Continuity Office Practice.
	www.users.cloud9.net /~jgh841/sbh/ambulatory_care.htm (563 words)

	National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1993
		Routine surgical procedures (such as wound care), as well as more complex procedures (such as cataract extraction, vasectomy, hernia repair, growth removal, etc.) should be reported.
		Visit.--A direct, personal exchange between ambulatory patient and the physician (or members of his or her staff) for the purpose of seeking care and rendering health services.
		Ambulatory patient.--An individual presenting for personal health services, neither bedridden nor currently admitted to any health care institution on the premises.
	wonder.cdc.gov /wonder/sci_data/surveys/namcs/type_txt/namcs93.asp (6874 words)

	Postoperative Care - Definition, Purpose, Description, Preparation, Aftercare, Normal results
		The goal of postoperative care is to prevent complications such as infection, to promote healing of the surgical incision, and to return the patient to a state of health.
		The extent of postoperative care required depends on the individual's pre-surgical health status, type of surgery, and whether the surgery was performed in a day-surgery setting or in the hospital.
		The goal of postoperative care is to ensure that patients have good outcomes after surgical procedures.
	www.surgeryencyclopedia.com /Pa-St/Postoperative-Care.html (1728 words)

	Ambulatory Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Ambulatory Care Department maintains 14 beds and the primary focus is on providing nursing care and education to patients undergoing surgery, therapeutic procedures, and diagnostic testing.
		Patients may be admitted to the Ambulatory Care Department after being scheduled for procedures by their physician.
		A Registered Nurse assesses each patient and care is given based on the patient's needs in collaboration with the physician who directs the medical aspects of the patient's care, and with other members of the health care team.
	www.gaylordhospital.org /ambulatorycare.html (255 words)

	Ambulatory Care \| Healthcare Industry & Healthcare management news, coverage of healthca
		Ambulatory care refers to a wide range of medical services and procedures that are conducted on an outpatient basis.
		Ambulatory care has skyrocketed in recent years; some estimates claim 60 to 70 percent of all surgical procedures in the US are done on an outpatient basis, and revenues from ambulatory care are growing more rapidly than those from inpatient care.
		FierceHealthcare covers trends and developments in ambulatory care because it is now and will continue to be a large share of the healthcare market in coming years.
	www.fiercehealthcare.com /topics/ambulatory_care.asp (461 words)

	Ambulatory Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ambulatory Care is a valuable care management tool for reviewing Imaging; Diagnostic Testing; Ambulatory Surgical and Noninvasive Treatments; Injectables and Other Pharmacologic Agents; Rehabilitative Services; Transplantations; Immunization; and Referral Management.
		The Care Guidelines can be used by qualified, healthcare professionals as a tool in making medical necessity decisions, but they should not be used as the sole basis for denying coverage of payment.
		The Care Guidelines must be applied to the individual patient on a case-by-case basis and always in the context of a qualified, healthcare professional’s clinical judgment.
	www.careguidelines.com /products/ac.htm (218 words)

	Ambulatory Care
		He or she will continue with an additional 12-16 week clinical internship in the critical care area in order to focus on perfecting critical care skills and assessments, organizational skills, critical thinking and decision-making.
		The Clinical Assistant is paired with a senior staff nurse and is able to assist in completing a patient care assignment as well as observe the nursing process in a realistic setting.
		The Nursing Staff of NYHQ has had to be innovative in providing care to the patients, their families and the community that is culturally sensitive and yet able to illicit compliance with a plan of care that will lead to a positive outcome.
	www.nyhq.org /nursing.html (1099 words)

	Ambulatory Care Center
		The Ambulatory Care Center for Surgical and Interventional Services at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital provides comprehensive services for patients who are undergoing surgery, interventional radiology and cardiac catheterization procedures both before and after the procedures.
		The health care team consists of experienced physicians, registered nurses and support staff that have received advanced training and are skilled in caring for patients who are undergoing a range of surgical or other interventional procedures.
		For two successive years, the Ambulatory Care Center for Surgical and Interventional Services has been ranked number one in the nation for patient satisfaction by the Jackson Organization, a national company that measures patients’ satisfaction with the services and care they received during a hospital stay.
	www.sjwh.org /ACC.htm (297 words)

	Helping You Choose Quality Ambulatory Care \| Joint Commission
		Choosing quality health care services for yourself, a family member or a close friend is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.
		Ambulatory care services include those provided by community health centers, medical practices, outpatient clinics, student health services, urgent/emergency care centers and specialty services such as cardiac catheterization centers, imaging centers, and surgery centers.
		To find out if the ambulatory care organization you are considering is accredited by the Joint Commission, see Quality Check® on this website.
	www.jointcommission.org /GeneralPublic/Choices/hc_amb.htm (617 words)

	Welcome to Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
		The Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center is one of the nation's most sophisticated ambulatory health care facilities--providing the highest quality medical care in an environment designed to set a new standard for patient satisfaction.
		The Ambulatory Care Center, is located at 200 South Orange Avenue across from the Livingston Mall in Livingston, New Jersey.
		The Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center is committed to assuring the highest possible patient satisfaction.
	www.sbhcs.com /hospitals/ambulatory_care_center/index.html (241 words)

	Ambulatory Care - Victorian Government Health Information, Australia
		A final Ambulatory Care Policy and Planning Framework (ACF) document, entitled Care in your community: A planning framework for integrated ambulatory health care was released in February 2006.
		The information gathered from this consultation process is being analysed and used to inform the development of a final ambulatory care framework, scheduled for completion by the end of 2005.
		The Ambulatory Care Team is located within the Primary Health Branch of the Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division of the Department of Human Services.
	www.health.vic.gov.au /ambulatorycare (351 words)

	Ambulatory Care Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ambulatory Care Australia formerly known as The Victorian Centre for Ambulatory Care Innovation (VCACI) was established in 1997, through a grant from the Acute Health Division of the Victorian Department of Human Services.
		To support Australian health care providers as regional and international health industry leaders in the development, trialing and evaluation of ambulatory care initiatives involving the convergence of healthcare, technologies and communications.
		ACA acts on the belief that people have a right to access models of care which are patient centred, and to be able to make informed choices about their health management and retain responsibility for their health status.
	www.health.vic.gov.au /aca (250 words)

	UNC Health Care — Ambulatory Care
		Ambulatory Care at UNC Health Care allows patients to obtain the care they need in a convenient, outpatient clinic environment and return to their normal routine as quickly as possible.
		Over 780,000 patients are seen in Ambulatory Care clinics each year to maintain wellness and for the diagnosis and treatment of disease, illness, and injury.
		UNC Health Care excels in research, in training tomorrow’s great physicians, nurses and scientists, and in providing the highest quality of health care and service to every patient who walks through our doors.
	www.unchealthcare.org /site/aboutus/communitypractices/ambulatory_care (257 words)

	Fayette Memorial Hospital - Indiana
		Providing high quality and compassionate care, the Ambulatory Care Service Department is staffed with fully qualified nurses and physicians to provide patients with comfortable surroundings prior to surgery or other procedures.
		Ambulatory Care Services are the primary resource point for surgery patients.
		The Ambulatory Care Department at Fayette Memorial Hospital has the patients care, comfort, and safety as top priorities at all times.
	www.fayettememorial.org /ServicesDetail.asp?ServiceID=2 (404 words)

	Ambulatory Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Many surgical procedures which used to require a lengthy stay in the hospital can now be performed on an "ambulatory care" basis.
		For Ambulatory Surgery to be effective, it is especially important that patients understand the procedures thoroughly and follow instructions exactly.
		When you have recovered from your anesthesia you will be transferred to the Ambulatory Care Unit for continued monitoring until you are ready to go home.
	www.harringtonhospital.com /services/outpatient_surgery.htm (644 words)

	Ambulatory Care Australia (formerly VCACI) at the Alfred Hospital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Auspiced by Bayside Health, the aim of ACA is to support Victorian health care providers as regional & international health industry leaders in the development, trialing and evaluation of ambulatory care initiatives involving the convergence of healthcare, technologies and communications.
		There is a need to establish a local knowledge base and understanding of ambulatory care in Victoria to inform changing clinical practice.
		The shifting focus of health care delivery from hospitals to the community has established a need for the development of expertise and greater understanding in the area of ambulatory care.
	www.alfred.org.au /departments/ambulatory_care_australia_(formerly_vcaci).html (177 words)

	UMHS - Ambulatory Care Services
		Compassionate, intelligent and highly-skilled, our Ambulatory Care staff is on the forefront of care.
		Ambulatory care is an exciting field and one that is growing rapidly.
		What's more, professionals in ambulatory care can move into higher-level medical administration or further avenues in nursing or other medical professions.
	www.med.umich.edu /careers/careers/ambulatory/index.html (268 words)

	NQF : Ambulatory Care Project (Phase II) Measure Evaluations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Currently, in Phase II of the NQF "Standardizing Ambulatory Care Performance Measures" project, NQF is seeking expedited consensus on a preliminary set of "physician-focused" ambulatory care measures from CMS, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the American Medical Association's Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (AMA PCPI), and AHRQ (http://www.qualityforum.org/tbWEB-DOQ02-10-05.pdf).
		Additionally, measures for aspects of care that were not covered within one of the phase II areas (e.g., no measure of screening for hypertension was part of the prevention set), are welcome.
		Measures at any levels of analysis relevant to ambulatory care will be considered, including: individual physician, physician office, physician group, health plan or health system, and community- or population- level measures.
	www.qualityforum.org /ambulatory_care_evals.html (289 words)

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