inopname

Inopname is a term used in Dutch-language healthcare and hospital administration to denote that a patient is currently admitted to a hospital or undergoing an admission. The word derives from opname, which means admission or recording, with the prefix in- signaling the ongoing or current state. In practice, inopname can appear in internal notes, patient lists, and insurance or billing documents to indicate that the patient is an inpatient rather than an outpatient.

The sense of admission associated with inopname is distinct from the related sense of opname as a recording or capture (for example, a music or video recording). Usage varies by institution; some organizations prefer simply opname or phrases like opname in behandeling (admission underway) to describe the process. In everyday Dutch, many speakers would instead say de patiënt is opgenomen (the patient has been admitted) rather than using the form inopname.

In English, there is no widely used direct equivalent for inopname; the closest terms are inpatient admission or hospital admission. Translators and medical glossaries often render inopname as an inpatient status or simply as admission, depending on context.

See also: opname, inpatient, hospital admission, patient status.