Case managers put a new face on subacute care.
As the distinctions between acute and long-term health systems become blurred, subacute care likely will play a more integrated role in health care delivery, according to experts in the field. Subacute care is growing rapidly as a result of improvements in emergency medical care and technology, decreased lengths of stay, population growth, and changes in Medicare rules, says Dana Carr, MS, BSN, RN, director of case management at Hebrew Hospital Home Inc. in Bronx, NY.
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