long-term acute care hospital (LTAC)

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Epidemiology

  • fastest growing segment of postacute care in the U.S

Indications

Notes

  • higher intensity of care than SNF
    • stepdown capability & higher nurse-to-patient ratios
  • LTAC reimbursed at several-fold higher rate than SNF for same diagnosis
  • strongest predictors LTAC vs SNF

More general terms

References

  1. Winawer NH Where Do Hospitalized Elders Go When They're Too Sick to Go Home? NEJM Journal Watch. Feb 27, 2018 Massachusetts Medical Society (subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org
    Makam AN, Nguyen OK, Xuan L et al. Factors associated with variation in long-term acute care hospital vs skilled nursing facility use among hospitalized older adults. JAMA Intern Med 2017 Feb 5 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29404575