Other Publications
The following publications may also be of interest to those involved in long-term and
subacute care.
Levenson SA. Subacute settings: Making the most of a new model of care.
Geriatrics 1998;53(7):69-74.
Subacute programs care
for individuals in various stages of acute illness and injury, usually after but sometimes
instead of hospitalization for an acute episode. Typical reasons why older patients are
hospitalized prior to subacute care include life-threatening conditions. moreover, older
patients tend to have one or more comorbidities related or unrelated to their primary
acute condition. Therefore, an essential task for the physician is to assess each
patient's medical stability within 24 to 48 hours of admission to subacute care. In
subacute settings, interdisciplinary providers deliver a coordinated package of care.
Physicians coordinate the medical treatment with the observations and input of
nurses and providers in other disciplines who are managing patients' functional and
psychosocial problems. This article explains how physicians can better understand and
participate more effectively in subacute programs.
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