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Acute care refers to hospital care.
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What does sub-acute care mean and does it relate to mental health?
Meaning: Less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it Similar: acute (having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course) and yes sub-acute care relates to mental health.
What do you mean by a super specialty hospital?
A super specialty hospital is a medical center that is focused on the treatment or care of a specific illness. Many specialty hospitals focus on a specific type of cancer.
What is post acute care?
Post Acute care is comprised of the health care services that one may receive after a stay in an acute care hospital. The services may include stays in a Long Term Acute Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilty or Skilled Nursing Facility. In additiona, post acute care may be delivered at an outpatient facility or by a Home Health Agency. In the United States, approximately 40% of people that are medicare eligible will receive post acute care after being hospitalized.
What is specialty pediatric dental care?
The care of childrens teeth
What do you mean by family medicine?
the medical specialty concerned with providing continuous, comprehensive care to all age groups, from first patient contact to terminal care, with special emphasis on care of the family as a unit.
Is neurology a primary care medical specialty?
Yes
What is the specialty of Dr. who can take care of feet?
A Podiatrist.
Is it unethical to provide nursing care to a relative in an acute care setting while employed there?
NO
What is the difference between an acute care facility and non-acute care facility?
"Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care." (Wikipedia) Practically speaking, the term "non-acute" includes ambulatory and outpatient clinics, dialysis centers, rehabilitation facilities, home health, schools, prisons, physicians' offices, long-term care facilities, and assisted living environments. In non-acute settings, Physician assistants and/or registered nurses are allotted greater freedom to make independent decisions in patient care do to the fact that physicians are often not immediately available for consultation. Non-acute care facilities are more likely to employ "mobile health care providers" (e.g. traveling nurses, radiologic technologist, etc.) to meet fluctuating demand for their services. On the plus side, full time employees of non-acute care facilities are better able to develop a strong bond with their clients, and follow their treatment on an out patient basis, than are their "acute care" counterparts.
Why is there an imbalance between primary care and specialty?
High prices
How many acute care hospitals are in the US?
5235
Is acute home care also hospice?
No; hospice is chronic.
