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SUMMARY:DFWHC and Forvis Mazars webinar "Site Neutrality Under CAA 2026"
DESCRIPTION:The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Forvis Mazars will co-host the complimentary webinar “From Regulation to Implementation: Navigating Site Neutrality Under CAA 2026” on Thursday\, August 6 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\, CDT.\n\nSpeakers will include Jill Griffith-Goodwin\, CPA\, CPC\, Managing Director of Healthcare Performance Improvement at Forvis Mazars; Ellen Garlick\, Director of Healthcare Performance Improvement at Forvis Mazars; and Stephen Love\, President/CEO of DFWHC.\n\nThe Consolidated Appropriations Act\, 2026 creates new compliance requirements for off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs)\, effective January 1\, 2028\, including required provider-based attestations and separate NPIs by location. The 2027 Outpatient Prospective Payment Rule codifies these requirements. This session explains the requirements\, compliance risks\, and operational impacts\, and outlines how hospitals can prepare now.\n\nLearning objectives: \nUpon completion of this program\, participants will be able to:  \n1.	Understand the new attestation and NPI requirements.\n2.	Identify compliance\, billing\, and operational risks.\n3.	Readiness planning to navigate upcoming requirements.\n\nTarget Audience:\nThis webinar is designed for hospital and health system CFOs\, HOPD leadership\, vice presidents and directors of reimbursement\, compliance officers\, and finance teams responsible for Medicare billing and regulatory compliance.\n\nYou can register here.\n\nFor information\, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org.
URL:https://dfwhc.org/event/dfwhc-and-forvis-mazars-webinar-site-neutrality-under-caa-2026
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SUMMARY:Lean Six Sigma Webinars "Journey to Green Belt"
DESCRIPTION:The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Leaning Towards Change\, LLC will co-host a series of Six Sigma webinars “Journey to Green Belt” beginning Thursday\, August 20. The classes will include:\n \n•	White Belt Class\, Thursday\, August 20\, 2:00-4:00 p.m.\, CDT\n•	Yellow Belt Class\, Wednesday\, September 23\, 1:00-5:00 p.m.\, CDT; Thursday\, September 24\, 1:00-5:00 p.m.\, CDT\n•	Green Belt Class\, Monday thru Friday\, October 19-23\, 1:00-5:00 p.m.\, CDT; Monday thru Friday\, October 26-30\, 1:00-5:00 p.m.\, CDT\n\nTanya Stinson\, MHQS\, CMBB\, MCBA\, CRP\, the Founder and CEO of Leaning Towards Change\, LLC and a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt\, will serve as instructor.\n\nCost is $1\,499 for the entire series. Join us for this great opportunity to earn your Lean Six Sigma Green Belt before the end of the year! These courses are entirely online. You will learn the foundations of Lean Six Sigma\, what a process is\, what the 8 wastes are\, and how to use team-based tools to eliminate wastes\, errors\, inefficiencies and defects from day-to-day processes.\n\nDuring these sessions\, real healthcare examples will be utilized. There will also be no retake or recertification fees.\n\nYou can register here.\n\nFor information\, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org.
URL:https://dfwhc.org/event/lean-six-sigma-webinars-journey-to-green-belt
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SUMMARY:DFWHC and Unity Medical webinar "Bacterial or Non-Bacterial Infection?"
DESCRIPTION:The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Unity Medical Alliance LLC will co-host the complimentary webinar “Bacterial or Non-Bacterial Infection? Know After 10 Minutes!” on Wednesday\, August 26 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\, CDT.\n\nSpeakers will include Terence Green\, President/CEO of Unity Medical Alliance LLC; Ken Blakeman\, Chief Operating Officer of RCS HealthCare; Kristel Foster\, National Sales Manager at Lumos Diagnostic; Tommy Hall\, Director of U.S. Sales at Lumos Diagnostic; and Stephen Love\, President/CEO of DFWHC.\n\nAcute respiratory infections are the most common reason for seeking medical advice and antibiotic prescriptions. Differentiating between bacterial infection and non-bacterial etiology can be challenging. The majority of respiratory infections are caused by viruses and do not require antibiotics\, yet antibiotics are prescribed in up to 50% of cases.\n\nAntibiotic resistance continues to remain a major global health threat contributing to 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant illnesses and 35\,000 deaths each year in the U.S. Join us as this panel of national experts details a new tool that promotes patient safety.\n\nYou can register here.\n\nFor information\, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org.
URL:https://dfwhc.org/event/dfwhc-and-unity-medical-webinar-bacterial-or-non-bacterial-infection
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