 Ambulatory Care
"Ambulatory Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D000553
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.106 N02.421.585.106
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| Concept/Terms |
Ambulatory Care- Ambulatory Care
- Care, Ambulatory
- Outpatient Care
- Care, Outpatient
Health Services, Outpatient- Health Services, Outpatient
- Health Service, Outpatient
- Outpatient Health Service
- Service, Outpatient Health
- Outpatient Health Services
- Outpatient Services
- Outpatient Service
- Service, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient
- Services, Outpatient Health
Urgent Care- Urgent Care
- Care, Urgent
- Cares, Urgent
- Urgent Cares
Clinic Visits- Clinic Visits
- Clinic Visit
- Visit, Clinic
- Visits, Clinic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ambulatory Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Ambulatory Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2000 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2002 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2005 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2006 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2007 | 4 | 12 | 16 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2011 | 9 | 7 | 16 | | 2012 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | 2013 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2014 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2015 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2016 | 11 | 7 | 18 | | 2017 | 8 | 8 | 16 | | 2018 | 19 | 12 | 31 | | 2019 | 9 | 15 | 24 | | 2020 | 16 | 10 | 26 | | 2021 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2022 | 4 | 17 | 21 | | 2023 | 4 | 14 | 18 | | 2024 | 9 | 6 | 15 | | 2025 | 15 | 4 | 19 | | 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ambulatory Care" by people in Profiles.
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Dimo J, Krack AT, Silveira LJ, Bakel LA, Topoz I, Poole NM. Impact of Clinical Decision Support Tools on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Acute Otitis Media in Emergency and Urgent Care Settings. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2026 Mar 20; 15(4).
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Koumans EHA, Khan D, Trejo I, Deng L, Devine O, Smith-Jeffcoat SE, Hamid S, Patton ME, Carter E, Aggarwal M, Pham H, Patel K, Whitaker M, Wiegand RE, Gregory CO, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Derado G, Iuliano AD, Reed C, Hall AJ, Taylor CA, Havers F, Anderson BJ, Asturias E, Bowman NM, Chai SJ, Chu HY, Como-Sabetti K, Ellingson KD, Felsen CB, Grijalva CG, Hill M, Kawasaki B, Lutrick K, Maldonado Y, Martin ET, Monto AS, Morrissey KG, Naleway AL, Nguyen HQ, Plano J, Rao S, Ryan PA, Sosin DM, Stockwell MS, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Witt LS. Estimated Burden of COVID-19 Illnesses, Medical Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the US From October 2022 to September 2024. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 03 01; 186(3):321-330.
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McQuown CM, Snell K, Song S, Koepf B, Ragsdale LC, Abbate LM, Arora K. Outcomes of a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Care Transition Program, SCOUTS (Supporting Community, Outpatient, Urgent Care, and Telehealth Services). Acad Emerg Med. 2026 03; 33(3):e70258.
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Hannan KE, Ng Williams V, Hwang SS. Transitions of Care From Birth to Outpatient Care for Infants Who Have Been Prenatally Substance-Exposed. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Feb 01; 16(2):e74-e83.
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Doolan RJ, Fraumeni BR, Schilling LM, Drake LA, Weir G, Furniss A, Earnest MA. Addressing the Burden of Asynchronous Work to Promote Clinician Retention in Ambulatory General Internal Medicine Practices. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Apr; 41(5):1339-1347.
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Adams K, Garg S, Tartof SY, Irving SA, DeSilva MB, Klein NP, Natarajan K, Dascomb K, Grannis SJ, Ong TC, Salas SB, Sy LS, Lewin B, Qian L, Naleway AL, Koppolu PD, McEvoy CE, Akinsete O, Essien I, Fireman B, Zerbo O, Jacobson KB, Timbol J, Neelam V, Reeves EL, Dickerson M, Ray C, Link-Gelles R, Mak J, Ball SW, O'Reilly M, Olsen SJ, Tenforde MW. Patterns in Prescribing and Dispensing Influenza Antivirals Among Adults With Influenza Presenting to Urgent Care and Emergency Department Settings: VISION Network, 2023-2024. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 06; 81(4):e172-e183.
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Lee JS, Carmichael H, Bellen BA, Kwan BM, Huang M, Clinton ME, Bookman KJ, Vogel JD. Outpatient Management of Acute Sigmoid Diverticulitis: Education and a Clinical Pathway Reduced Antibiotic Use Without Compromise in Clinical Outcomes. Dis Colon Rectum. 2026 Feb 01; 69(2):209-217.
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Tenforde MW, Reeves EL, Weber ZA, Tartof SY, Klein NP, Dascomb K, DeSilva MB, Yang DH, Grannis SJ, Irving SA, Ong TC, Link-Gelles R, Salas SB, Sy LS, Lewin B, Contreras R, Zerbo O, Fireman B, Hansen J, Timbol J, Sheffield T, Bride D, Arndorfer J, VanOtterloo J, McEvoy CE, Akinsete OO, Essien IJ, Dixon BE, Rogerson C, Fadel WF, Duszynski T, Naleway AL, Barron MA, Rao S, Mayer D, Chavez C, Ball SW, Payne AB, Ray C, Dickerson M, Neelam V, Adams K, Flannery B, DeCuir J, Garg S. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalizations and Emergency Department or Urgent Care Encounters for Children, Adolescents, and Adults During the 2023-2024 Season, United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 06; 81(3):667-678.
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Weber MJ, MacBrayne CE, Bakel LA, Ambroggio L, Cotter JM, Birkholz M, Poole NM. Clinical Pathway Revision Increases Amoxicillin Monotherapy and 5-Day Durations of Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Dec; 86(6):586-593.
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Scotch HT, Baugh CM, DeCamp M, Taylor L, Fish LE, Goold SD, Wynia MK, Campbell EG. Principlistic Equality: The Relative Importance of the Four Principles Among Primary and Urgent Care Clinicians. Am J Bioeth. 2026 Mar; 26(3):10-18.
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