Last chance to register for next Thursday’s DFWHC/Mercer event “Workforce Redefined”

08/03/2018

With healthcare workforce demands poised to explode over the next decade, you don’t want to miss the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Mercer/Oliver Wyman educational event on August 9 “The Workforce Redefined: Challenging our thinking in the wake of Data, Tech and AI.” It’s your last chance to register for this complimentary breakfast seminar from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. … Read More

ACHE to host breakfast with Charles Gressle

08/01/2018

The North Texas Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) will be hosting “Breakfast with the CEO – Charles Gressle” on Thursday, August 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at Medical City Plano. Gressle, the CEO of Medical City Plano and Medical City Frisco, in addition to the Chair-Elect at the DFW Hospital Council, has more than 25 … Read More

Mercer to host “Healthcare Innovation Roundtable” on Aug. 7

07/27/2018

Mercer will be hosting a “Healthcare Innovation Roundtable” on August 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Dee Lincoln Prime in Frisco, Texas. The event will be followed by a networking reception from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Attendees can expect to interact with other employers on practical approaches to drive healthcare innovation—not in a conference room, but out in the real … Read More

Charlie Powell to receive Distinguished Health Service Award

07/26/2018

Charlie Powell, the president/CEO of Ciera Bank and chairman of the board of JPS Health Network and Tarrant County Hospital District, was announced today as the 2018 recipient of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Distinguished Health Service Award. He will be recognized during DFWHC’s 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, October 17 at Arlington Convention Center. Powell’s career spans … Read More

On the hottest day of the year, DFWHC treats staff to ice cream truck visit

07/20/2018

On the hottest day of the year – 105 and climbing – the DFW Hospital Council treated its staff to free ice cream this afternoon at its headquarters in Irving. The line was long, it was indeed hot, but the wait was worthwhile. After receiving their ice cream, staff members immediately sprinted back into the air-conditioned building.

Love quoted in DMN story on latest ACA funding cuts

07/20/2018

Our own President/CEO W. Stephen Love was quoted in a Dallas Morning News story posted this morning by Jackie Wang detailing cuts to the Affordable Care Act. Love discussed the millions in funding cuts to insurance navigators in Texas. “Navigators” help residents find health insurance through outreach programs and one-on-one assistance. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reduced federal … Read More

A disturbing rise of uninsured rates in Texas

07/20/2018

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love posted his latest blog in the July 19 edition of D CEO Healthcare. Many improvements in the healthcare uninsured rates of U.S. citizens are beginning to erode, according to a Commonwealth Fund ACA Tracking Survey released this summer. Recent actions by Congress, the administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) … Read More

Speakers announced for DFWHC/Mercer event on August 9

07/19/2018

The DFW Hospital Council would like to introduce the speakers for its educational event “The Workforce Redefined: Challenging our thinking in the wake of Data, Tech and AI” hosted in coordination with Mercer/Oliver Wyman on August 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary seminar will include Matt Stevenson, a partner at … Read More

DFW Alliance to host Aug. 8 event on healthcare safety

07/18/2018

The DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will be hosting the educational event “Texas Health – Our Journey to Zero Harm” on August 8 at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Dr. Lynn Myers, a family physician serving the DFW area for over 20 years before becoming a vice president of coding, quality and … Read More

EHN to host “Security Breaches in Healthcare” on July 25

07/17/2018

The Executive Healthcare Network (EHN) of DFW will be hosting the educational event “The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same: Security Breaches in Healthcare” on July 25 at the BravoTech Offices in Dallas from 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Larry Neiswender, managing partner of Protect EHR, will serve as keynote speaker. Since 2011, Larry has worked with … Read More