Follow-Up

n. maintaining contact so as to monitor the effects of earlier activities or treatments; work that comes after previous work; act of following up

v. maintain contact so as to monitor and review developments and the effects of earlier activities, examine a patient as to monitor the effects of earlier or initial treatments; continue an earlier discussion

Verb
1. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"
(synonym) follow through, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
(hypernym) complete, finish
(hyponym) adhere
(verb-group) carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
(derivation) follow-up, followup
2. increase the effectiveness or success of by further action; "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation"
(hypernym) enhance
(derivation) follow-up, followup, reexamination, review

Noun
1. a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"
(synonym) followup
(hypernym) work, piece of work
(derivation) follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
2. an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done
(synonym) followup
(hypernym) activity
(derivation) follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
3. a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
(synonym) followup, reexamination, review
(hypernym) examination, scrutiny
(derivation) follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through

Monitoring a person's health over time after treatment. This includes keeping track of the health of people who participate in a clinical study or clinical trial for a period of time, both during the study and after the study ends.

the vital final stage in the selling process; the salesperson's call-back upon a client after the ordered goods have been supplied to check that all has been handled to the buyer's satisfaction.