Two Bucks County health systems, Doylestown Health and Grand View Health, are forming new collaborations as they grapple with post-pandemic financial challenges.
between two growing health care markets — Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley.
The two chief executive officers hope that the partnership will improve the care patients receive, while reducing operating costs. And the collaborations are not confined to either hospital’s walls. Many health care providers’ offices in the Bucks and Montco area have been affiliated with either Doylestown or Grand View. Providers in each of the two affiliate networks shared electronic medical records internally and negotiated with insurers together. Earlier this year, the systems integrated their networks under a new organization calledto help patients access more health services, Brexler said.
Higher costs for labor, pharmaceuticals, and other supplies in recent years have saddled many other health systems nationwide with financial losses. While Doylestown and Grand View have collaborated in the past, these changes pushed them to seek more intentional partnerships, Brexler said.
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