Accreditation, managed care and subacute care.
Accreditation promotes continuous quality improvement of systems that affects the quality of patient care delivered, attains desirable clinical and financial outcomes and strategically positions the subacute care provider in the rapidly changing health care delivery system. Thus, as consumers and purchasers of health care plans continue to demand quality care with the best possible outcomes at significant cost savings, accreditation may become the panacea of the future.
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D000068:Accreditation; D017046:Cost Savings; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*