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Cancer inpatients commonly suffer from impairments that can prohibit safe
discharge home from the acute care inpatient medical service and thus require
transfer to a postacute inpatient rehabilitation facility. It has been
demonstrated in multiple studies that cancer rehabilitation inpatients are able
to make statistically significant functional improvements and at a similar pace
as their noncancer counterparts. Medical fragility and reimbursement regulations
are concerns that affect acceptance and triage of cancer rehabilitation
inpatients. Strategies to rehabilitate these challenging patients include
considering risk factors for medical complications, consult-based inpatient
rehabilitation, and improved communication and coordination with oncology teams.
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