The Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) begins January 1, 2026, and hospitals selected for participation in the mandatory model will be financially accountable for the total cost of certain episodes of care for traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
Hospitals can improve their likelihood of success by entering into collaborator agreements with other providers furnishing services during TEAM episodes of care. To help, PYA takes a deep dive into collaborator agreements, including compliance with regulatory requirements.
Hospitals can follow PYA’s step-by-step timeline for developing collaborator agreements:
- April/May: Organization and Education Phase
- May/June: Recruitment and Evaluation Phase
- July/August: Analysis/Planning Phase
- September/October: Execution Phase
- November/December: Launch Phase
Download PYA’s TEAM Collaborator Agreements Timeline
Learn more:
- See the full list of hospitals selected for mandatory participation in TEAM.
- Learn how TEAM operates by watching the PYA on-demand webinar, “Building Your Dream TEAM: How to Win at Episode Payment Models.”
- Use PYA’s TEAM training regimen with workplan and timeline.
- Check out PYA’s tools for TEAM success.
With our deep experience in value-based payment models and compensation agreements, PYA’s multidisciplinary team can help your organization develop and execute its game plan for collaborator agreements and overall TEAM success. Contact us for help with financial modeling, stakeholder engagement, performance transformation, data analytics, physician and post-acute care provider alignment, commercial payer engagement, fair market value opinions, and more.
