Florida orthopedic group, HOPCo to develop musculoskeletal platform

The Center for Bone & Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., entered into a new partnership to develop a musculoskeletal platform in southeast Florida.

Three things to know:

1. The Center for Bone & Joint Surgery partnered with Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company, a national musculoskeletal practice management and value-based care platform.

2. The partners aim to connect with other physicians, health systems and payers in the region on a clinically integrated platform for population health, bundled payments and other value-based care arrangements.

3. The partnership expands HOPCo's service offerings in Florida. In 2019, the company partnered with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists in Jacksonville, Fla., and announced a joint venture with Ascension Florida earlier this year to develop an orthopedic specialty hospital.

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