NewYork-Presbyterian has been selected to participate in a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) model called the "Transforming Episode Accountability Model" (TEAM). A CMS model is a trial program, and a way of testing how health care can be improved for people with Medicare and Medicaid.
In this model, selected hospitals will coordinate care for beneficiaries with original Medicare, who are undergoing one of five surgical procedures:
- lower extremity joint replacement
- surgical hip femur fracture treatment
- spinal fusion
- coronary artery bypass graft
- major bowel procedures
TEAM participants are accountable for the cost and quality of care from surgery through the first 30 days after a patient leaves the hospital.
TEAM aims to improve the patient experience from surgery through recovery by supporting the coordination and transition of care between providers to improve outcomes and reduce avoidable hospital readmissions.
NewYork-Presbyterian is partnering with Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons as well as NewYork Quality Care, in the delivery of TEAM services. NewYork-Presbyterian is also working with health care entities, such as skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and other healthcare workers or organizations who are also helping Medicare patients.
When hospitals and other healthcare entities work together, patients get better care. This teamwork can also help save money, for example, by helping patients avoid going back to the hospital when it’s not needed.