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Subacute Care

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Definition: Medical and skilled nursing services provided to patients who are not in an acute phase of an illness but who require a level of care higher than that provided in a long-term care setting. (JCAHO, Lexikon, 1994)  med & nurs care for patient out of acute phase of dis    Other names Subacute Cares; Sub-Acute Cares; Sub Acute Care; Cares, Subacute; Cares, Sub-Acute; Care, Subacute; Care, Sub-Acute; Sub-Acute Care

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