Recruiting Foreign Healthcare Professionals – Lessons Learned

07/17/2017

As demand for healthcare professionals continues to rise, more and more healthcare employers find themselves dealing with candidates for positions as physicians, nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. In order to deal with increasing employee shortages, hospital leaders have increasingly had to develop policies for utilizing the immigration system to sponsor foreign … Read More

Healthcare revolution – DFWHC’s “Volume to Value” just one week away!

07/14/2017

It’s a revolution! The Volume-to-Value movement explores how the healthcare marketplace will be redesigned from the patient’s perspective — with an unrelenting focus on improving patient value. The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) “Hot Topic” meeting “Enabling the Successful Transition from Volume to Value” is just one week away on Friday, July 21 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Texas … Read More

Record crowd turns out for DFWHC’s summer Speed Networking

07/13/2017

Make contact! A record crowd of 60-plus attendees turned out for the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) summer edition of the Speed Networking event today at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. A fun opportunity to meet and greet healthcare executives, the event included representatives from: • University of Texas Dallas; • Sterling Barnett Little, Inc.; • UnitedHealthcare; • … Read More

Brett Lee accepts new position, steps down as DFWHC Chair

07/13/2017

Brett Lee, chair of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Board of Trustees and the chief executive officer of the North Texas markets of Tenet Healthcare Corporation overseeing five hospitals in a joint venture with Baylor Scott & White Health, will step down as DFWHC chair after accepting a position at Capital Senior Living Corporation effective August 14. One of the … Read More

Speaker announced for July 26 DFWHC/Hall Render event

07/11/2017

Michael Lee Kim, an attorney with Hall Render whose area of expertise is immigration, was announced today as the speaker of the July 26 educational event “Foreign Physician Recruitment and Green Card Options for Foreign Healthcare Employees” from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary session is the first of four events DFWHC … Read More

Hall Render “Hot Topic” series set to begin July 26

07/06/2017

We can’t think of a better way to spend the hot summer months than to attend the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) first-ever “Hot Topic Healthcare Educational Series.” Simply put, four complimentary breakfast events from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. hosted in association with the national experts of DFWHC Year-Round Sponsor Hall Render. The topics were approved by DFWHC President/CEO W. … Read More

It’s a revolution – “Volume to Value” discussion set for July 21

07/05/2017

It’s a revolution! The Volume-to-Value movement explores how the healthcare marketplace will be redesigned from the patient’s perspective — with an unrelenting focus on improving patient value. The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) “Hot Topic” meeting “Enabling the Successful Transition from Volume to Value” will explore this revolution on Friday, July 21 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Texas Scottish … Read More

DFWHC and ELEVATE340B hosting educational webinar

06/29/2017

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love and team members of ELEVATE340B are presently hosting the “Hot Topic” webinar “340B: Landscape, Compliance and Optimization.” This educational event is being attended by 49 registrants associated with hospital-covered entities participating in the 340B drug-pricing program. The webinar was introduced by Love, who is expected to participate in the Q&A. ELEVATE340B team … Read More

Speed Networking event on July 13 expected to sellout

06/27/2017

There’s just a few seats left to the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Speed Networking on July 13 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Register now as this complimentary event from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. is expected to sellout by this weekend! Continental breakfast and beverages will be provided. DFWHC’s Speed Networking is a great way for area executives … Read More

Senate unveils health care bill

06/22/2017

The closely guarded Senate health care bill written behind closed doors has become public. The unveiling of the legislation marks the first time the majority of the Senate GOP conference gets a comprehensive look at the health care proposal. With Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pressing ahead for a vote next week, senators only have a handful of days to decide … Read More