Question

What is the least effective ambulatory care setting (place) and why? Please be detailed in your response.

Answer 1

Ans.

Ambulatory care setting--

Ambulatory care refers to medical services performed on an outpatient basis, without admission to a hospital or other facility. Ambulatory care is provided in settings such as dialysis clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, hospital outpatient departments, and the offices of physicians and other health professionals.

Any health care you can get without staying in a hospital is ambulatory care. That includes diagnostic tests, treatments, or rehab visits.

You may get outpatient care in a:

• Doctor’s office
• Clinic
• Ambulatory surgery center
• Emergency room
• Outpatient hospital department

Ambulatory care is important because-

Ambulatory care sites allow providers like hospitals, health systems and physicians to more proactively manage chronic conditions, prevent serious illness and improve overall population health. ... In fact, this shift in the industry from inpatient to outpatient care has been occurring for quite some time.