Becker's Healthcare May 23, 2022
With trends in healthcare moving toward value-based models, the structures that support fee-for-service programs may need to be adjusted or replaced entirely. Philadelphia-based Premier Orthopaedics has partnered with HOPCo to do just that.
The relationship will enhance Premier’s value-based care at its 28 locations by integrating partnerships with other practices, physicians, health systems and payers in the region, the practice said May 11. Premier is the newest addition to HOPCo’s portfolio of orthopedic partnerships.
Matthew O’Malley, CEO of Premier Orthopaedics, spoke with Becker’s to talk about what a value-based system means for orthopedics and how the HOPCo partnership could help the practice.
Question: How does orthopedics fit into a value-based care system?
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