Terms Related to Intermediate Care Facility

• Skilled Nursing Facility

  Extended care facilities which provide skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services for inpatients on a daily basis.

• Progressive Patient Care

  Organization of medical and nursing care according to the degree of illness and care requirements in the hospital. The elements are intensive care, intermediate care, ...

• HMO

  Organized systems for providing comprehensive prepaid health care that have five basic attributes: (1) provide care in a defined geographic area; (2) provide or ensure ...

• Sub-Acute Care

  Medical and skilled nursing services provided to patients who are not in an acute phase of an illness but who require a level of care ...

• Prepaid Group Health Organizations

  Organized systems for providing comprehensive prepaid health care that have five basic attributes: (1) provide care in a defined geographic area; (2) provide or ensure ...