# Characteristics of Hospitals Participating in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model

## TL;DR

This study compares hospitals required to join a bundled payment program with those that are not, looking at various characteristics like spending and patient data.

## Contribution

The study provides a detailed comparison of hospital characteristics between those mandated and not mandated to join the TEAM program.

## Key findings

- Hospitals mandated to participate in TEAM differ in market and spending characteristics.
- There are notable differences in patient demographics between participating and non-participating hospitals.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares the hospital-, market-, patient-, and spending-level characteristics of hospitals mandated vs not mandated to participate in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) bundled payment program.