The Coral Blog
Expert perspectives on policy, performance, and system change.
The Coral Blog is where we break down what’s happening in health care and what it means for leaders working to improve outcomes and affordability. Drawing from our cross-sector experience, we offer commentary that connects the dots between regulation, strategy, and operations.
Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) just announced a new mandatory model via the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, the Transforming Episode Accountability Model or TEAM.
Value’s Future is Alignment
When we know something works, we ought to do it. But what if we think we know what works, or that it could work if we did enough of it?
This is the paradox of testing and scaling that has been value-based care for the past decade. Recent reports highlight the growing importance to providers of payer alignment to support implementation of value-based care and population health.