Surgeries and medical treatments are placed into two categories: inpatient and outpatient. In this video, learn the different between inpatient and outpatient treatments.
References
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2018). GRAPHIC: Inpatient vs. outpatient surgeries in U.S. hospitals.
American Cancer Society. (2025). Inpatient vs outpatient care.
Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Outpatient surgery.
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Brittany DoohanBrittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.
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Sarah Gupta, MDSarah Gupta, MD, is a licensed physician with a special interest in mental health, sex and gender, eating disorders, and the human microbiome. She is currently board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
