Acute care means a short course of intensive diagnostic and therapeutic services provided immediately following a work injury with a rapid onset of pronounced symptoms.
Acute care means preventive care, primary care, and other medical care provided under the direction of a physician for a condition having a relatively short duration.
Acute care means a short course of intensive diagnostic and therapeutic services
Examples of Acute care in a sentence
Acute care shall be for short-term resolutions of acute problems of a palliative nature with the intention that the patient will return to his/her home as soon as possible after problems are resolved.
More Definitions of Acute care
Acute care means care provided by a home health agency for cli- ents who are not medically stable or have not attained a satisfactory level of rehabilitation. These clients require frequent intervention by a registered nurse or licensed therapist.
Acute care means care provided by an in-home services agen- cy licensed to provide home health services for patients who are not medically stable or have not attained a satisfactory level of rehabil- itation. These patients require frequent monitoring by a registered nurse licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW, a physical therapist licensed under chapter 18.74 RCW, a respiratory therapist licensed under chap- ter 18.89 RCW, an occupational therapist licensed under chapter 18.59 RCW, a speech therapist licensed under chapter 18.35 RCW, a dietitian or nutritionist as defined in subsection (5) of this section, or so- cial worker licensed under chapter 18.320 RCW to assess health status and progress.
Acute care means the treatment of Acute Pain, as defined in subsection 9.3.2.
Acute care means inpatient general routine care provided to patients who are in an acute phase of illness, which includes the concentrated and continuous observation and care provided in the intensive care units of an institution.
Acute care means medical care needed for an illness, episode or injury that requires admission to a hospital for a short period of time;
Acute care means medical care needed for an illness, episode, or injury which requires short-term, intense care, and hospitalization for a short period of time.
Acute care means care for an episode of illness, injury, deformity, or pregnancy which may have a rapid onset or be severe in nature or have a short duration which requires medical treatment and continuous nursing care in a hospital setting.