The 3 Pillars of TEAM Success: Preparation, Data Integrity, and Network Strength
- SolvEdge
- June 10, 2025
- 6 mins read
The TEAM Mandate isn’t just another CMS policy update—it’s a blueprint for value-based transformation.
To succeed under TEAM, hospitals must do more than comply. They must align strategy, systems, and care teams under a single, high-performing framework. This requires deep work in three critical areas: Preparation. Data Integrity. Network Strength.
In this guide, we break down each of these pillars—offering practical insights and proven methods to help your hospital lead under TEAM 2025.
Pillar #1 — Strategic Preparation: From Playbook to Execution
TEAM readiness starts with cross-functional planning. Yet many health systems remain siloed in how they interpret and implement TEAM requirements.
Key Strategies:
- Build a TEAM leadership council that includes compliance, quality, RCM, IT, and clinical leaders
- Conduct a TEAM Readiness Gap Assessment aligned with IPPS FY26 updates
- Align internal policies with HCC crosswalks and bundled payment rules
- Train frontline staff on TEAM workflows and attribution logic
TEAM success isn’t about being first—it’s about being coordinated. Strategic preparation is your strongest defense against audit risk.
– VP of Clinical Transformation, Large Teaching Hospital
Pillar #2 — Data Integrity: The Heart of TEAM Compliance
At the core of TEAM lies data accuracy and consistency. With tighter PROMs reporting timelines, expanded HCC use, and real-time validation through TEAM Connect, there’s zero margin for error.
Must-Have Capabilities:
- Standardized PROMs capture workflows embedded into the EMR
- Upfront HCC mapping tools to support risk adjustment documentation
- Automated error detection in pre- and post-op datasets
- Audit-proof documentation trails from patient intake to final claim
Variation drives overspend. Create evidence-based pathways — preop optimization, ERAS protocols, discharge criteria, and mandatory PCP referral at discharge — and embed them in the EHR. Track adherence and give clinicians fast feedback via surgeon scorecards.
If your PROMs and HCC data aren’t clean and complete, the rest of your TEAM strategy is already compromised.”
Chief Compliance Officer, Integrated Health System
Pillar #3 — Network Strength: Operational and Referral Readiness
The TEAM model pushes care coordination beyond the hospital walls. Your referral networks, post-acute providers, and ambulatory partners now share in both outcomes and risk.
Network Optimization Steps:
- Use analytics to map referral leakage and care variation
- Formalize preferred partner agreements with SNFs, rehab, and home health
- Deploy shared PROMs tracking tools across network partners
- Integrate TEAM metrics into referral scorecards and dashboards
Your network is either your greatest asset—or your greatest vulnerability. TEAM makes that distinction very real
Population Health Director, Regional ACO
SolvEdge Insight: Powering All 3 TEAM Pillars from One Platform
SolvEdge helps hospitals operationalize TEAM success with a unified compliance and analytics infrastructure.
Here’s how we support the 3 pillars:
| TEAM Pillar | SolvEdge Solutions |
|---|---|
| Preparation | Readiness assessments, training modules, cross-departmental playbooks |
| Data Integrity | Automated PROMs/HCC workflows, validation tools, audit dashboards |
| Network Strength | Referral analytics, partner collaboration portals, shared reporting |
Whether you’re updating policies or scaling across systems, SolvEdge gives you the digital muscle to lead in the TEAM era.
Aligning Around the TEAM Mandate’s Core Structure
The most successful hospitals won’t be the fastest to act—but the most aligned across strategy, data, and care networks.
By focusing on the three TEAM pillars:
- Preparation through structured planning and training
- Data Integrity from source to claim
- Network Strength for scalable outcomes
your organization won’t just comply with TEAM. You’ll lead the future of value-based care.
