Solving What's Missing in Healthcare: Podcast Episode 6
Countdown to TEAM Go-Live, a Hospital Leader’s Playbook
The #1 mistake hospitals are making as CMS TEAM approaches?
Believing their EHR alone will carry them through.
Here's the reality: TEAM isn’t just another reporting requirement.
It’s a five-year chess match with CMS.
Every target price bakes in a discount. Medicare is guaranteed to save money.
Translation: if hospitals don’t play to win, they’ll pay the price — literally.
When I joined Vatsala Kapur on the "Solving What’s Missing in Healthcare" podcast, we did a deep dive into what hospital leaders are realizing:
- The average hospital will lose $550 per episode under TEAM.
- Year 1 is the easiest you’ll ever get. The real risk is in years 2-5.
- EHR episode trackers weren’t designed for TEAM - they document the past, but don’t predict the future.
The smartest leaders are already shifting their mindset.
They’re front-loading early wins, implementing best-in-class predictive decision support, and putting strategies in place now, not waiting until January or later.
Because TEAM isn’t a sprint.
It’s a marathon.
And hospitals that start slow may never catch up.
Listen to our podcast episode for more information about our TEAM Bundles solution.