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follow-up, 1 an act of renewing contact with sources of information and reviewing data needed to reinforce or evaluate a previous action or report, such as reexamination of an earlier diagnosis or prognosis. 2 some further action taken after a procedure is finished, such as contact by a health care agency days or weeks after a patient has undergone treatment. follow-up, n the process of monitoring the progress of a patient after a period of active treatment. follow-up subsequent. follow-up plan plan of action subsequent to the initial procedure, e.g. course of therapy, surgical procedure preventive program. follow-up studies ascertaining what happened to a particular patient or group after a significant lapse of time. follow-up noun The constellation of future activities–eg return visits, imaging modalities etc, by a Pt after hospitalization or therapy, intended to help in return to a desired state of health verb To ensure that a
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