High acuity medicine refers to medical interventions designed to treat seriously ill patients used in the hospital

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

, emergency department

Emergency department

An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...

, assisted care facilities, or other medically-staffed specialized settings. They also include complex outpatient products that require specialized means of administration, exceptional vigilance in monitoring or which are for extremely serious or rare diseases as defined by the Orphan Drug Act.

High acuity medicine is delivered in a variety of treatment settings, most of which differ sharply from traditional outpatient markets.