The Gladspell HMO has contracted with the Ellysium Hospital to provide subacute care to its plan members. Gladspell pays Ellysium by using a per diem reimbursement method. If the Ellysium subacute care unit is typical of most hospital-based subacute skilled nursing units, then this unit could be used for patients who no longer need to be in the hospital's acute care unit but who still require

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Hospital-based subacute skilled nursing units typically provide daily medical care and monitoring, regular rehabilitative therapy, and respiratory therapy for patients who are no longer in need of acute care but still require ongoing medical attention and therapy.

The Gladspell HMO Has Contracted with the Ellysium Hospital to Provide