HealthsystemCIO.com August 19, 2019
Dirk Stanley

I’m constantly amazed by the complexity of medical terminology. A lot of unnecessary heartache comes from the unappreciated differences in understanding between different parts of the clinical care team and other billing/administrative stakeholders.

In modern healthcare, there are a few words which can trigger a special level of confusion; surprisingly, one of them is the word “inpatient.” It is one of the most context-sensitive, role-dependent words I can think of that is commonly used across the table in healthcare operational and workflow discussions.

What exactly does it mean, how does it work, and how can it be misunderstood?

The History

While I’m not an expert medical historian, the history of the word “inpatient” likely derives from the 200-plus history...

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