TEAM Model
Effective January 1, 2026, Atlantic Health hospitals – Morristown, Overlook, Newton, Chilton and CentraState medical centers – participate in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM).
Mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), this model requires our hospitals to be accountable for the costs and quality of related care for hip or knee replacements, hip or femur fracture repair, spinal fusion surgeries, major bowel surgeries and coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG). Accountability begins at the time of admission through 30 days after the patient leaves the hospital and is known as an “episode of care.”
Depending on our quality and cost performance during the episode, our hospitals will either earn a financial reward or be required to repay Medicare for a portion of the spending above an established target. As a result, patients can expect that we will actively work with physicians, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities and other providers to ensure they receive the coordinated care they need, while reducing complications and repeat hospital visits.
In addition, this regulation permits our hospitals to engage in financial sharing arrangements with other health care providers, who are called TEAM Collaborators. This helps to further improve quality of care and reduce costs. Atlantic Health’s TEAM collaborators will be listed here when established.