Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Justin Brown was recently featured in a McKnight’s Home Care article examining how home health providers can demonstrate their value under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). The five-year mandatory demonstration model is designed to hold selected hospitals accountable for the cost and quality of care during surgical episodes and the 30-day post-discharge period, creating new opportunities for post-acute providers that can help improve outcomes and reduce avoidable utilization.
In the article, Justin discussed how TEAM reinforces the growing importance of care coordination across the continuum and highlights the role home health providers can play in supporting successful recoveries after hospitalization. As hospitals seek partners that can help reduce readmissions, manage transitions, and improve patient outcomes, home health agencies have an opportunity to further demonstrate their clinical and financial value within value-based care arrangements.
Justin noted that providers should be proactive in positioning themselves as high-performing post-acute partners by emphasizing quality outcomes, effective care management, and strong collaboration with hospital systems. The article explains that organizations able to deliver measurable results under TEAM may be better positioned to strengthen referral relationships and participate in future value-based initiatives. “Home health agencies and other home providers have the opportunity to go to the hospitals help demonstrate the value they can bring,” he said.
The article also explores how TEAM may accelerate broader healthcare industry efforts to shift care to lower-cost, high-quality settings while rewarding providers that can help achieve better patient experiences and outcomes throughout an episode of care.
The full article, “TEAM Demo Gives Home Health Opportunity to Prove Post-Acute Care Value,” was published by McKnight’s Home Care on August 27 and is available online.