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Inpatient care

By Andrea Santiago, About.com

Definition: Inpatient care refers to medical treatment that is provided in a hospital or other facility, and requires at least one overnight stay.
Examples: Hospitalists are physicians who practice only inpatient care, and no office-based or outpatient care.
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