ECG’s Daniel Marino and Heather Kearney explore how CMMI’s mandatory Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) introduces new accountability and care coordination expectations for hospitals treating Medicare beneficiaries undergoing select surgical procedures. By shifting hospitals into a two-sided risk model, TEAM holds participants responsible for total episode cost and quality outcomes to reduce fragmentation and improve care.

This webinar will explain TEAM’s core design including episode-based pricing, included procedures, and quality measurement, while highlighting the key operational, clinical, and data strategies organizations should prioritize to succeed as performance periods begin.

Learning Objectives

• Explain TEAM’s structure and payment model, including episode-based pricing, target setting, and two-sided financial risk.
• Describe how performance is measured across cost and quality within the surgical episode.
• Identify key strategies for success, including operational, clinical, and data approaches to support care coordination, reduce avoidable utilization, and align with broader value-based efforts.