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What (who) is E-patient - definition
E-patient
An e-patient is a health consumer who participates fully in his/her medical care, primarily by gathering information about medical conditions that impact them and their families, using the Internet and other digital tools. The term encompasses those who seek guidance for their own ailments and the friends and family members who go online on their behalf.
patient
![Patients at the Red Cross Hospital in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] during the 1918 [[Finnish Civil War]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Haavoittuneita Punaisen ristin sairaalassa Tampereella (26901645371).jpg?width=200 "Patients at the Red Cross Hospital in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] during the 1918 [[Finnish Civil War]]")
PERSON WHO TAKES A MEDICAL TREATMENT OR IS SUBJECT OF A CASE STUDY
Inpatient; Health consumer; Outpatient; Outpatients; Inpatients; Out-patient; In-patient; Inpatient admissions; Outpatient Department; Outpatient procedure; Inpatient procedure; Discharge planning; Day patient; Patients; Daypatient; Healthcare consumer
(patients)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor.
The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient's chances...
He specialized in treatment of cancer patients.
N-COUNT
2.
If you are patient, you stay calm and do not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time, or when someone is not doing what you want them to do.
Please be patient-your cheque will arrive...
He was endlessly kind and patient with children.
? impatient
ADJ
• patiently
She waited patiently for Frances to finish.
ADV: ADV with v
Out-patient
PERSON WHO TAKES A MEDICAL TREATMENT OR IS SUBJECT OF A CASE STUDY
Inpatient; Health consumer; Outpatient; Outpatients; Inpatients; Out-patient; In-patient; Inpatient admissions; Outpatient Department; Outpatient procedure; Inpatient procedure; Discharge planning; Day patient; Patients; Daypatient; Healthcare consumer
·noun A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.
