DFWHC teams with PARA for healthcare analytics

04/13/2018

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) and PARA HealthCare Analytics are pleased to announce a strategic partnership effective immediately. The teaming is expected to benefit North Texas hospitals by enhancing the value DFWHC offers its members through the wide range of revenue cycle management solutions provided by PARA HealthCare. The partnership continues a long-standing DFWHC trend to team with select … Read More

DFWHC’s Love discusses opioid shortage on CBS 11

04/13/2018

In a television segment last night detailing the local opioid shortage on CBS DFW Ch. 11 news, DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love provided comments on what hospitals are doing to relieve the national difficulty. According to Love, due to a cap placed on the production quota on opioids by the Drug Enforcement Administration, there’s a shortage in various … Read More

Children at Risk to examine dangers of E-cigarettes

04/12/2018

Are E-cigarettes a safe solution for teenagers or just as dangerous as tobacco? Find out during the Children at Risk educational event “The Hidden Dangers of E-cigarettes on our Youth” on April 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Meadows Conference Center in Dallas. Educator CPEs and Social Work CEUs will be available and lunch is provided. Serving … Read More

Hot topic “Cybersecurity” discussion set for May 10

04/11/2018

Just what is the landscape when it comes to cybersecurity and compliance? A difficult one these days if you read local headlines. Find the answers when the DFW Hospital Council in association with Konica Minolta hosts the May 10 educational meeting “Cybersecurity and Compliance: Navigating the Landscape” at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. … Read More

Modern Healthcare to host Austin Summit, June 7-8

04/10/2018

Modern Healthcare will host its Healthcare Transformation Summit, June 7-8 at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas. Considered one of Modern Healthcare’s most important events of the year, it is being presented in conjunction with the Austin Healthcare Council. More than 500 providers, payers, suppliers and investors are expected to participate. The theme is “Achieving Next Generation Healthcare Transformation Through … Read More

Just 20 days until Employee of the Year Luncheon – tables/tickets still available!

04/06/2018

Just 20 days and counting down until the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon on April 25 at the Hurst Conference Center. Tickets and tables of 10 are still available. During the event, 15 recipients will be honored from a pool of more than 130 nominees. This year’s theme is “Caregivers Matter: A Survivor’s Story,” … Read More

Tenet celebrates National Volunteer Month with eight projects

04/04/2018

Tenet Healthcare Corporation corporate headquarters in Dallas will celebrate National Volunteer Month in April with employee service projects benefitting eight non-profit community organizations. The company’s goal is to provide 1,000 hours of volunteer service during the month. “At Tenet, our mission is to help people lead happier, healthier lives and we know this mission extends far beyond the walls of … Read More

DFWHC’s Love to moderate “Payor Panel” at HFMA event

04/03/2018

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love will be moderating a “Payor Panel” during the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) event “Bridging the Gap: Collaboration Across the Continuum of Care” on April 24 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. The panel will include Jeffrey Cook, CEO of Texas Health – Aetna; Shara McClure, divisional senior vice president of Texas … Read More

Donate Life Texas to host organ and tissue registration drive to save lives

04/03/2018

Donate Life Texas will host a donor registration drive on Friday, April 13 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Victory Plaza, outside the WFAA studio on 3030 Olive Street in Dallas. The event is expected to encourage local residents to register their decision to become organ, eye and tissue donors. More than 10,000 Texans are on the waiting list … Read More

DFWHC/Hall Render “HACKED” event now available online

03/30/2018

The DFW Hospital Council and Hall Render educational event “HACKED: The case of a hospital’s data held HOSTAGE” held yesterday at the Meadows Conference Center in Dallas is now available online. More than 60 attendees turned out for the event with Hall Render Attorney Mark Swearingen serving as keynote speaker. Mark oversaw the case of a recent U.S. hospital system … Read More