Three months into CMS TEAM, 741 hospitals face patient attribution gaps, fuzzy PCP referral mandates, and rural care coordination failures. These implementation pain points reveal exactly where post-surgical monitoring platforms fit.
New data from AAOS 2026 validates remote therapeutic monitoring after TKA in geriatric populations: no increase in complications, lower costs, and successful deployment at scale. Here's what it means for orthopedic practice.
In January 2026, CMS launched TEAM — the first mandatory bundled payment model covering joint replacement and spinal fusion. 741 US hospitals must collect PROM and manage complications within a 30-day episode, with zero infrastructure funding. What's the policy signal for orthopedics in Taiwan?
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. In a Danish randomized trial, 15 of 16 knee-replacement patients recovering in an ambulatory surgery center went home the same day. Hospital stays dropped from 5 days to near zero — but who fills the 90-day monitoring gap?
