With CMS’ Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) underway, 2026 is a crucial year for participating hospitals. Michael Wolford and Stephen Kitterman, value-based care leaders in the Healthcare Consulting practice at Forvis Mazars, sat down with the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) to discuss how hospitals can use this first performance year to prepare for downside risk in TEAM’s five episodic bundles in 2027 and beyond.
See their perspectives on testing workflows, leveraging episode benchmarking data, complying with referral requirements, and more.
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