Definition: Day care
EU legislation
Planned medical and paramedical services delivered in a healthcare facility to patients who have been formally admitted for diagnosis, treatment or other types of healthcare and are discharged on the same day.
Source:
European Union, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/359 of 4 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on healthcare expenditure and financing, Official Journal of the European Union No L 62, 6.3.2015, p. 6 - 15
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