Discussion
1. Describe how prevention and nonacute services differ from acute care? Why is the acute care model not appropriate in these areas? What are the implications of differences in patient needs? Of differences in social attitudes?
2. Explain the funding process for prevention services and nonacute care. How do these funding sources differ from those used in acute care? What are the implications of the differences?
3. Explain why the Quality measures in nursing home care often show substantial room for improvement. If your hospital had a referral contract with a very poorly performing nursing home, what would you do about it?