Hospital-at-Home
Hospital-at-home is a care model in which patients who would otherwise be admitted to a hospital receive inpatient-level acute care in their own homes, with daily clinician oversight, in-person nursing visits, and continuous remote monitoring. In the US it is anchored by the CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, which pays participating hospitals inpatient rates for qualifying at-home admissions.
Definition
Hospital-at-home is a care model in which patients who would otherwise be admitted to a hospital receive inpatient-level acute care in their own homes, with daily clinician oversight, in-person nursing visits, and continuous remote monitoring. In the US it is anchored by the CMS Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, which pays participating hospitals inpatient rates for qualifying at-home admissions.
Why it matters
Hospital-at-Home is part of the Post-Acute Care vocabulary used across home health operations, documentation, and revenue cycle. Understanding it helps clinicians, QA leads, and administrators stay aligned on care quality and compliance.
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