Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM): The Complete Guide
Refreshed with New Insights for 2026!
The Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) begins in January 2026, and hospitals in mandated core based statistical areas (CBSAs) are looking to establish effective processes and adopt solutions to help them be prepared for this complex episode-based payment model. With TEAM being a large and highly detailed model, finding the right information and insightful advice can be challenging. To that end, we have refreshed our TEAM guide for 2026 to provide hospitals with a single source of information for all of your questions about TEAM, including:
- TEAM Participants and Episode Categories
- Measuring Performance Under TEAM
- TEAM Participation Tracks and Financial Risk
- Quality Measures by TEAM Performance Year
- TEAM Composite Quality Score (CQS)
- Annual Reconciliation Process and Examples
- Referral to Primary Care Services
Get access to learnings from quality leaders at some of the country's best hospitals, and gain insights from hospitals that have participated in the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) and Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced (BPCI-A) Models. Learn how hospitals overcome challenges including:
- Cost and Quality Variation in Care Plans
- Lack of Patient Adherence to Care Plans
- Time-Intensive Data Collection, Extraction, and Submission
- Missing the 1-Year Matched THA/TKA PRO-PM Quality Measure for Lower Extremity Joint Replacements (LEJR)
