on outpatient basis vs on an outpatient basis

Both phrases are correct, but "on an outpatient basis" is more commonly used in English. The inclusion of the article 'an' before 'outpatient basis' makes the phrase sound more natural and grammatically correct.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

on outpatient basis

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is used to describe a medical procedure or treatment that is done without requiring an overnight stay in a hospital.

Examples:

The surgery can be done on outpatient basis.

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I need to address some deeper issues, which I can do on an outpatient basis.
He went ahead with the human trials secretly, on an outpatient basis.
I won't deny that Claudia could benefit from therapy... but it could be conducted on an outpatient basis.
Conversely, too much focus on outpatient services is ineffective without back-up from hospital services that are permanently available, and accessible at short notice, for patients with acute symptoms requiring brief periods of in-patient hospital treatment.
Is the answer to Question 1 any different if the existing provision of care by outpatient clinics of public, private non-profit making and other hospitals working on a contractual basis with sickness funds is also to be included in the examination as to need?

Alternatives:

on an outpatient basis
as an outpatient
on an outpatient setting
as an outpatient procedure
on an outpatient care basis

on an outpatient basis

This phrase is correct and more commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a medical procedure or treatment that is done without requiring an overnight stay in a hospital.

Examples:

The surgery can be done on an outpatient basis.

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I need to address some deeper issues, which I can do on an outpatient basis.
He went ahead with the human trials secretly, on an outpatient basis.
I won't deny that Claudia could benefit from therapy... but it could be conducted on an outpatient basis.
My friend can treat him as an outpatient.
All can be done as an outpatient.
It's an outpatient surgery that helps restore hearing.
He ran an outpatient clinic in Seattle.
I offer an outpatient procedure that will change your life.
I can see him as an outpatient, and...
We can do it as an outpatient procedure.
This was done under local anesthesia, as an outpatient.
Officially, our person of interest was transferred here for an outpatient procedure.
We got you set up at an outpatient facility.
Something you would use when you were performing an outpatient surgery.
I offer an outpatient procedure that will change your life.
However, I am going to recommend that you continue with an outpatient program in Boulder.
He was in an outpatient treatment program
The entry points in his eyes are from an outpatient-style traditional lobotomy.
She was an outpatient at this hospital, Joe, and you knew that.
We pulled the lot and serial numbers... and they trace back to an outpatient plastic surgery clinic in Budapest.

Alternatives:

on outpatient basis
as an outpatient
on an outpatient setting
as an outpatient procedure
on an outpatient care basis

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on outpatient basis vs on an outpatient basis