Succeeding in CMS’s TEAM Model: The Role of AI in Surgical Care

In this episode of Value-Based Care Insights, host Daniel Marino continues the conversation on CMS’s mandatory TEAM Model (Transforming Episode Accountability Model) — a five-year episode-based pricing initiative impacting 741 hospitals across the country. Joining the discussion is Dr. Christian Pean, a board-certified orthopedic trauma and reconstruction surgeon at Duke University School of Medicine, executive director of AI and Innovation for Duke Orthopedic Surgery, and co-founder/CEO of Revel AI Health. Together, they unpack the clinical and operational impacts of TEAM, with a focus on five key surgical procedures. Dr. Pean highlights how emerging technologies — including conversational AI platforms — are enhancing episode management and streamlining outreach, triage, and documentation to help providers improve care coordination and succeed under TEAM.