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.
restorative care the level of care in the health care system that consists of follow-up care and rehabilitation to an optimal functional level. secondary care. 1. treatment by specialists to whom a patient has been referred by primary care facilities; see also health care system. 2. acute care.