Centers Health Care Launches "Are You TEAM Ready" Educational Hub to Empower Hospitals Navigating TEAM (Transforming Episode Accountability Model)

BRONX, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Centers Health Care, the largest and most complete post-acute health care continuum in the Northeast that touches one million lives each year with 45 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, is proud to announce the launch of "Are You TEAM Ready," an Educational Hub focused on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) new mandatory Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). This initiative aims to educate hospitals and health care providers in delivering value-based care by offering insights, resources, and best practices for managing episodic care efficiently. The mandatory bundled payment model for select hospitals is set to begin on January 1, 2026.

Hospitals across the country are taking this year to prepare for TEAM, which will emphasize collaboration across the care continuum, ensuring optimal patient outcomes while reducing costs and unnecessary hospital readmissions. The TEAM Educational Hub is designed to bridge the gap between acute and post-acute care settings by equipping hospital administrators, care managers, and clinicians with the knowledge needed to navigate this transformative model, including partnerships with long-term care providers.

Key Features of the Centers Health Care TEAM Educational Hub Include:

• Are You TEAM Ready Checklist: Guidance on assessing and selecting long-term care partners.
• Tracking the Conversation: A hub of recent articles on TEAM. 

"As a leader in long-term care, we recognize the critical role hospitals play in the continuum of care," said Kenny Rozenberg, CEO of Centers Health Care. "Our TEAM Educational Hub is designed to help our hospital partners prepare for this significant shift in health care financial management,"

By aligning with broader health care goals to enhance care quality and control costs under federal programs such as Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced and other alternative payment models, TEAM highlights the critical role of post-acute care in achieving successful patient recovery. Choosing the right long-term care or skilled nursing facility (SNF) partner is essential for hospitals, as a strong partnership can reduce patient length of stay and readmission rates, supporting TEAM initiatives and enhancing overall patient well-being.

Each year, Centers Health Care successfully treats and discharges over 10,000 rehab patients, empowering them to return home and reconnect with their loved ones. This achievement is fueled by the exceptional rehabilitation and therapy provided across its facilities, positioning the system as an ideal hospital partner with a proven ability to excel in short-term quality measures.

"While the CMS 5-star rating system offers valuable insights, it doesn't always capture the full scope of a skilled nursing facility's ability to deliver optimal outcomes for specific patient populations," said Steve Carr, Chief Sales Officer at Centers Health Care. "Hospitals must take a proactive approach by thoroughly evaluating potential SNF partners and critically examining their complex care capabilities, available resources, and track record.

The TEAM Educational Hub is now live and accessible to all health care professionals. To learn more, visit www.AreyouTEAMready.com or contact Steve Carr at scarr@centershealthcare.org.

About Centers Health Care

Centers Health Care, one of the most complete post-acute health care organizations and a leader in post-acute care in the northeast, the company is a premier network of skilled nursing, rehabilitation and senior care services with 45 locations throughout New York State, New York City and Southern New Jersey.  

For more information about Centers Health Care, please visit www.centershealthcare.com

Contact:
Maryellen Mooney
Goodman Media International, Inc. for Centers Health Care
212.576.2700, x7255
mmooney@goodmanmedia.com

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