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Over 700 U.S. hospitals are now required to participate in CMS's TEAM model, representing one of the largest mandatory payment reforms in Medicare history. While many view this as a compliance burden, forward-thinking perioperative leaders are discovering something unexpected: episode-based payment creates a blueprint for the collaborative care and data-driven decision-making that clinical teams have needed all along.
Watch the roundtable discussion on demand. Our expert panel explores how episode-based care is reshaping perioperative quality improvement—and why the institutions succeeding under TEAM are treating it as a catalyst for operational transformation, not just a regulatory checkbox.
Key Takeaways
- Why TEAM is different from previous bundled payment models, and how the 30-day episode arc changes care coordination
- Strategic opportunities perioperative leaders are leveraging under TEAM
- How real-time performance data and AI are driving quality improvement
- Practical first steps for clinical leaders to optimize care pathways across relevant episodes