Becker's Healthcare February 19, 2025
Set to take effect in less than a year, more than 700 hospitals across the U.S. are gearing up to adhere to a new alternative payment system from CMS, called the Transforming Episode Accountability Model.
TEAM requires selected hospitals to coordinate post-acute care for Medicare beneficiaries who have undergone one of five surgeries: lower extremity joint replacement, surgical hip femur fracture treatment, spinal fusion, coronary artery bypass graft and major bowel procedure. Beyond care coordination, hospitals will be responsible for the patient’s care quality and costs for 30 days after discharge from the hospital.
The model aims to “incentivize care coordination, improve patient care transitions and decrease the risk of avoidable readmission,” according to the CMS website.
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