What is the difference between inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation?
Generally when we talk about inpatient services, we are referring to those a patient receives during a stay in a hospital. Outpatient services are those health care services you receive when you are not an admitted hospital patient, such as physician services, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. To be considered for inpatient rehabilitation, the patient must be able to tolerate and benefit from three hours of a combination of skilled therapies – physical, occupational, and speech therapies – throughout each day. The patient must require daily rehabilitation nursing and physician care, be medically stable, and have functional deficits or needs that can be addressed through rehabilitation techniques. The patient must be anticipated to make progress towards functional goals within a reasonable time frame.
