ACUTE CARE MEDICINE: Defined

By A.I. and Staff Reporters

SPONSOR: http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org

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ACUTE CARE MEDICINE

Classic: 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.

Modern: Acute care is active, short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode related to illness, an urgent medical condition or recovery from surgery.

HOSPITAL: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2008/12/08/the-acute-care-inpatient-hospital/

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Examples: The following are considered acute care facilities:

  • Hospital (General Acute Care as well as Psychiatric, Specialized and Rehabilitation Hospitals; and Long Term Acute Care or LTAC)
  • Ambulatory Care Facility.
  • Home Health Agency.
  • End Stage Renal Disease Facility (dialysis center)
  • Hospice.

EMERGENT CARE: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2025/05/03/medicine-emergent-care/

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PODCAST: Nursing Home Care

Residents disproportionately affected by COVID-19

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New Covid-19 death data reveals 'hidden' crisis in care ...

BY JAMES BLUMENSTOCK MA

Residents of nursing homes have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. The nature of this coronavirus—which is particularly harmful to older adults and people with multiple chronic conditions—has left residents vulnerable.

Additionally, the pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges in our fragmented long-term care system, which is financed, regulated, and administered by states, the federal government, and private care facilities.

During this webinar, panelists discussed policy options to support high quality care for nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NOTE: This webinar is a project of the Alliance for Health Policy and NIHCM Foundation, in collaboration with The Commonwealth Fund.

PODCAST: https://nihcm.org/publications/nursing-home-care

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