The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) will launch in 2026, requiring hospitals to take responsibility for the cost and quality of care for select surgeries. While the model is aimed at hospitals, it also has big implications for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), especially for procedures that can be performed in both inpatient and outpatient settings. “The team model is the largest mandatory bundled payment model ever … [Read more...]