Arbitration Vs. Mediation. Terms: The main difference between arbitration and mediation is a simple one: arbitrators hand down decisions, just as judges do, which can only be contested under certain circumstances.
Definition of Subacute Care. 1  Subacute care is a level of care needed by a patient who does not require hospital acute care, but who requires more intensive skilled nursing care than is provided to the majority of patients in a skilled nursing facility.
Adj. 1. subacute-less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it. acute-having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; acute appendicitis; the acute phase of the illness; acute patients.Translations.ubÂ·aÂ·cute. adj. 1. Somewhat or moderately acute: subacute sepals. 2. Between acute and chronic: subacute endocarditis. subâ²aÂ·cuteâ²ly adv.