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.
subacute inflammation a condition intermediate between chronic and acute inflammation, exhibiting some of the characteristics of each. suppurative inflammation one marked by pus formation. toxic inflammation one due to a poison, e.g., a bacterial product. traumatic inflammation one that follows a wound or injury. ulcerative inflammation that in which necrosis on or near the surface leads to loss of tissue and creation of a local defect (ulcer).