CMS TEAM Model: What 741 Hospitals Must Do Now — The Mandatory Bundled Payment That Changes Orthopedic Practice
January 2026: CMS launched TEAM — the first mandatory bundled payment model covering joint replacement, spinal fusion, and CABG at 741 hospitals. PROM collection is required, 30-day episodes are tracked, and there's zero infrastructure funding. Here's what orthopedic practices need to do now.
Same-Day Joint Replacement Is Here — Who's Watching Your Recovery?
Over 60% of total knee replacements in the US are now same-day discharge — up to 80-99% at select ASCs. CMS is phasing out the inpatient-only list by 2029. Danish fast-track centers hit 94%. Hospital stays dropped from 5 days to near zero — but who fills the 90-day monitoring gap?