TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Post-Acute Care A1 - Burns, Lawton Robert Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The U.S. Healthcare Ecosystem: Payers, Providers, Producers AB - The post-acute care (PAC) sector is a continuum of businesses that serve patients discharged from acute care hospitals for follow-up care in less-intensive, more-appropriate, and lower-cost settings (Figure 14-1). PAC settings include: home healthcare agencies (HHAs), intermediate rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); some classifications also include hospices. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180253496 ER -