What Makes a Person Inpatient? Clearing Up the Common Confusion
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According to the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, the basic difference between inpatient and outpatient care is that inpatient care requires a hospital stay and outpatient care does not. This clarification is key to understanding **what makes a person inpatient** from a medical perspective, a term distinct from the personality trait of impatience.
