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.
Health Care Professionals. Inpatient care refers to medical treatment that is provided in a hospital or other facility and requires at least one overnight stay. For example, hospitalists are physicians who practice only inpatient care, and no office-based or outpatient care.