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Table 1 CMS list of requirements for acute hospital-at-home program

From: Hospital at home: emergence of a high-value model of care delivery

Proper screening protocols

Daily evaluation either in-person or via telehealth by the physician

Twice a day visits daily by either a registered nurse or paramedics

Capability of immediately connecting to the attending nurse remotely

Responding to a decompensated patient within 30 min

Regularly tracking and reviewing patient safety metrics