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facility

 [fah-sil´ĭ-te]
an agency or other site where an activity or process is carried out.
independent living f's congregate housing.
intermediate care facility (ICF) a health related facility designed to provide custodial care for individuals unable to care for themselves because of mental or physical infirmity; not considered by the government to be a medical facility, it can receive no reimbursement under Medicare, generally receiving the bulk of its financing under Medicaid. Federal regulations require that an ICF have a registered nurse as director of nursing and a licensed nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day; other staffing requirements vary from state to state.
skilled nursing facility (SNF) a type of nursing home recognized by the Medicare and Medicaid systems as meeting long term health care needs for individuals who have the potential to function independently after a limited period of care. A multidisciplinary team guides health care and rehabilitative services, including skilled nursing care.

SNF

abbreviation for skilled nursing facility.

SNF

Abbreviation for skilled nursing facility.

SNF

solids-not-fat; a comment on the composition of milk.
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1998), Deyo comorbidity index calculated from the diagnoses listed on the Medicare claims (Deyo, Cherkin, and Ciol 1992), hospital length of stay, and length of stay in the SNF (>20 days = yes/no).
Are dual eligibles admitted to poorer quality skilled nursing facilities?
In this study thermal assessment of new design heavy concrete casks of CONSTOR[R] RBMK-1500/M2 type is presented for a some, even though very unlikely, but hypothetically possible abnormal conditions--when the cask becomes leaky and looses helium filler, when the cask is erroneously loaded with inner basket containing SNF of the highest enrichment (having maximum decay heat power), and when the ventilation regulation system of the storage hall fails to open shutter grids for a long period of time under extremely hot weather conditions.
Thermal assessment of new Ignalina NPP casks for spent nuclear fuel storage at some abnormal conditions/Naujuju Ignalinos AE panaudoto branduolinio kuro saugojimo konteineriu siluminis ivertinimas tam tikromis nenormaliomis salygomis
Answering a query regarding replacement of flag of PML-N with the SNF flag on vehicle of Mumtaz Bhutto, he stated that this question should be asked from Mumtaz Bhutto.
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Require SNFs to complete a new Medicare-required assessment when changes occur in the intensity of therapy.
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Information on SNF stays was derived from Medicare Part A claims.
Medication patterns for Medicare beneficiaries with SNF/LTC facility stays
The author's research presented in this paper can fill in the gaps of knowledge with respect to the determination of optimal concrete mixture composition with SNF, using minimal quantity of cement and allowing to maintain the technical characteristics of concrete on the level of control concretes.
Possibilities of cement content reduction in concretes with admixture of superplasticiser SNF
Michael Rapp said the problem with the system was that "you've got the SNF set up effectively as an HMO.
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So the SNF standard keeps out competition which calcium standards would let in.
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Additionally, OCW enacted an early rate increase for the SNF and AL, and has taken on a project of upgrading its smaller IL units with modern finishes in order to make these apartments more appealing.
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Improves care transitions by predicting probability of rehospitalization before patients move from an acute care setting to a SNF setting.
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Placement of Lepse on the slipway at Nerpa Shipyard and establishment of the SNF compartment;
Unloading of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and retrieving of radwaste (RW) from the FMB Lepse in a safe and efficient manner

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