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Navigating the Shift to Mandatory Accountability: A Strategic Guide to the CMS TEAM Model for Hospital Leaders

calendar_today February 12, 2026 person Eric Richardson domain qventus

On January 1, 2026, the landscape of surgical reimbursement in the United States underwent a fundamental shift, when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) initiative became mandatory for over 700 hospitals across 188 metro areas. For hospital executives, this represents a structural change to how they are evaluated […]

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