International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, FL, USA

Publications

• Review Article   
  Support Care Following Hospital Discharge: A Critical Unmet Need
  Author(s): Craig H. Lichtblau*
  
  Patients, who suffer catastrophic and non-catastrophic injuries, as well as debilitating diseases, are often left with physical and cognitive deficits that require support care following their hospital discharge. While the type and level of support varies according to the severity of the injury or the patient’s condition , receiving the appropriate level of care is critical to reducing morbidity and mortality, for improving quality of life for these patients, and for minimizing overall healthcare costs. Given that the costs of the necessary ongoing care for disabled persons can be exorbitant, it is critical that these costs be covered by insurance. Debilitated conditions that result from injury and disease should not bankrupt patients and their families and instead should be managed by insurance organizations that exist and are regularly funded for the spec.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.21.9.608

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