TEAM Model Q1 Reality Check: What 741 Hospitals Are Learning the Hard Way
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.
Remote Monitoring After Knee Replacement: AAOS 2026 Confirms It Works — Even for Older Patients
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.
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?