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.
hospital (42 CFR 456.170) (See Definition of Evaluation Below). Definition. Subacute Inpatient hospital psychiatric services are medically necessary short-term psychiatric services provided to a client with a primary psychiatric diagnosis or co-occurring disorder experiencing an exacerbation of their condition.