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hospitalization

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hos·pi·tal·i·za·tion  (hsp-tl--zshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of placing a person in a hospital as a patient.
b. The condition of being hospitalized.
2. Insurance that fully or partially covers a patient's hospital expenses.

hospitalization, hospitalisation [ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]
n
1. (Medicine) the act or an instance of being hospitalized
2. (Medicine) the duration of a stay in a hospital
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hospitalization - a period of time when you are confined to a hospital; "now they try to shorten the patient's hospitalization"
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
2.hospitalization - the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization"
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
3.hospitalization - insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
health insurance - insurance against loss due to ill health
4.hospitalizationhospitalization - placing in medical care in a hospital
medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury
Translations
hospitalization [ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] Nhospitalización f
hospitalization [ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] hospitalisation (British) nhospitalisation f
hospitalization
n
Einweisung fins Krankenhaus; (= stay in hospital)Krankenhausaufenthalt m
(US: = hospitalization insurance) → Versicherung ffür Krankenhauspflege


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Of that number, 20 switched after 2 weeks of treatment to saying that hospitalization had been justified.
As a result, without routine laboratory confirmation of influenza infection in patients admitted to the hospital with influenza-like illness, accurate estimates of influenza-related hospitalization rates are difficult to obtain.
Using a database containing information on all patients receiving primary care at a university HIV clinic in the 12 months beginning March 2000, analysts examined five components of care: hospitalization (including inpatient medications, examinations and procedures), antimtroviral medications, other drugs, physician and clinic fees (for inpatient and outpatient care), and outpatient services performed at a site other than the clinic (such as home health care and laboratory studies).
 
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