What is the difference between outpatient care and inpatient care?
A. Outpatient care is performed in a hospital, but requires the patient to seek follow-up care outside of a hospital. Inpatient care allows all services to be performed within the hospital, including follow-up care.
B. Outpatient care requires the patient to be admitted to the hospital where they are monitored 24 hours a day. Inpatient care is performed at a clinic or hospital and does not require an overnight stay.
C. Outpatient care is performed in a clinic or hospital and does not require an overnight stay. Inpatient care requires the patient be admitted to the hospital where they are monitored 24 hours a day.
D. Outpatient care takes place at medical facility that is not clinic or a hospital. Inpatient care requires that a patient go to a clinic or hospital and have the procedure or care performed inside.