DFWHC teams with OnPlan Health by Flywire to offer healthcare payment solutions

10/30/2018

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) and OnPlan Health by Flywire are pleased to announce a strategic partnership, effective immediately. The alliance is expected to benefit North Texas hospitals by enhancing the value DFWHC offers its members through the wide range of patient friendly payment solutions provided by the OnPlan Health platform. The partnership continues a long-standing DFWHC trend to … Read More

Accenture posts third in series of blogs in advance of Thursday’s webinar

10/29/2018

RPA Done Right: Preparing for Automation In previous blog posts (No. 1, No. 2), we described the three approaches to robotic process automation (RPA), namely Recorded Desktop Automation (RDA), Software Development Kits (SDK), and RPA Digital Workforce, each having its rightful place to solve for specific business requirements. But RPA Digital Workforce is the only solution that can securely scale … Read More

DFWHC’s historical video on Annual Awards Luncheon posted online

10/26/2018

The historical video detailing the 70-year history of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Annual Awards Luncheon, in addition to a brief glance at the history of DFWHC, is now available online. DFWHC recruited Agency Creative, the Dallas marketing and advertising agency, in August to produce the film. It debuted during DFWHC’s 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 17. Interviews with … Read More

DFWHC’s Steve Love honored for community work

10/25/2018

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love was honored for his community work on October 23 during the United Nations (UN) Association Reception and Awards Show at the SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center. The Dallas Chapter of the UN is a national grassroots organization devoted to strengthening the U.S.- UN relationship through public education and advocacy. Love, plus seven additional recipients, … Read More

Accenture posts second in series of blogs in advance of Nov. 1 webinar

10/23/2018

Intelligent Automation in Healthcare Intelligent Automation is the future, and the health industry is not immune to it. We are on the cusp of another industrial revolution that will change the way we work and interact with our patients and customers. Gartner estimates that “one-third of the workforce may be replaced by robots by the year 2025,” and that by … Read More

ACHE of North Texas annual dinner set for Nov. 7 in Irving

10/19/2018

The North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) will host its annual Membership Dinner on November 7 from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. Tickets have been selling fast, but individual and table tickets are still available. This year’s guest speaker is none other than Tony Hill, the former … Read More

DFWHC hosts 70th Annual Awards Luncheon

10/18/2018

Before a near sold out audience yesterday at the Arlington Convention Center, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) celebrated the 70th anniversary of its Annual Awards Luncheon before 700-plus attendees. Recipients honored included Charlie Powell of Ciera Bank and JPS Health Network with the Distinguished Health Service Award; Jyric Sims of Medical City Fort Worth as the Young Healthcare Executive of … Read More

Accenture posts first of series of blogs in advance of Nov. 1 “RPA” webinar

10/18/2018

RPA: Optimizing Healthcare, Improving Lives Is there room for robots in the hospital? To answer that, here is a story from James MacDougall of robotic process automation (RPA) provider for Blue Prism: “My first sortie as an Air Force pilot in an F-16 taught me one very important lesson—namely, that some technologies outstrip the human ability to maximize its performance. … Read More

“Opioid Crisis” webinar now available online

10/12/2018

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and the DFW Chapter of The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) October 10 educational webinar “Antidote to the Opioid Crisis is Rooted in Data” is now available online. Dr. Michael Petersen, physician executive with Accenture, and W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of DFWHC, served as speakers. The webinar can be viewed here. For questions, … Read More

DFWHC and DFW HIMSS webinar details a cure for the “Opioid Crisis”

10/11/2018

More than 180 attendees participated in yesterday’s educational webinar “Antidote to the Opioid Crisis is Rooted in Data” hosted in coordination between the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and the DFW Chapter of The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Dr. Michael Petersen, physician executive with Accenture, and W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of DFWHC, served as speakers. The complimentary webinar … Read More