"Ambulatory Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D000553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.106 N02.421.585.106
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| Concept/Terms |
Ambulatory Care- Ambulatory Care
- Care, Ambulatory
- Outpatient Care
- Care, Outpatient
Health Services, Outpatient- Health Services, Outpatient
- Health Service, Outpatient
- Outpatient Health Service
- Service, Outpatient Health
- Outpatient Health Services
- Outpatient Services
- Outpatient Service
- Service, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient Health
Urgent Care- Urgent Care
- Care, Urgent
- Cares, Urgent
- Urgent Cares
Clinic Visits- Clinic Visits
- Clinic Visit
- Visit, Clinic
- Visits, Clinic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ambulatory Care" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors of Specialty Outpatient Palliative Care Utilization Among Persons With Serious Illness. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Dec; 68(6):583-593.
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Examining racial disparity in psychotic disorders related ambulatory care visits: an observational study using national ambulatory medical care survey 2010-2015. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 08 17; 23(1):601.
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Delayed antibiotic prescribing to reduce antibiotic use: an urgent care practice change. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 03; 11(1).
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Antibiotic Stewardship for Older Adults in Ambulatory Care Settings: Addressing an Unmet Challenge. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 02; 68(2):244-249.
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Transition from hospital to outpatient diabetes care. J Diabetes. 2018 Jul; 10(7):538-540.
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 May 01; 177(5):642-649.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY 2016 OUTPATIENT GLUCOSE MONITORING CONSENSUS STATEMENT. Endocr Pract. 2016 Feb; 22(2):231-61.
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Pediatric chloral hydrate poisonings and death following outpatient procedural sedation. J Med Toxicol. 2014 Jun; 10(2):219-22.
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Specialist participation in healthcare delivery transformation: influence of patient self-referral. Am J Manag Care. 2014; 20(1):e22-6.
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Association of secondary hyperparathyroidism with CKD progression, health care costs and survival in diabetic predialysis CKD patients. Nephron Clin Pract. 2009; 113(1):c54-61.