Surgery doesn't end at discharge
Recovery has historically been treated as a secondary phase of care, fragmented and under-measured after discharge. Discover how recovery now drives surgical outcomes, patient experience, and operational performance.
What we cover
- Recovery variability
- Post-surgical engagement
- Behavioral and psychosocial risk
- Recovery adherence
- Value-based surgical care
- Outpatient recovery trends
- Operational recovery infrastructure
- Patient recovery experiences
- Predictive recovery intelligence
The 90-Day Problem Nobody Planned For
CMS just made hospitals financially responsible for what happens after patients go home. Most don't have infrastructure to manage it.
Beginning January 1, 2026, CMS activated the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), a mandatory bundled payment program that shifts financial responsibility for post-surgical outcomes onto acute care hospitals. For 741 hospitals across 188 markets, this is not voluntary.
Surgery does not end at discharge—and under TEAM, the financial exposure doesn't either. This article explores the structural gap hospitals face in recovery management and why the predictable risks of post-operative care are now directly impacting the bottom line.