GUEST BLOG: Hiring and promoting the “right” Chief Information Officer (Part II)

03/06/2013

Finding Chief Information Officers (CIOs) who have led other IT organizations as mentioned above is only a part of the selection process a hospital needs to employ. By doing some internal planning and focusing on three key components of the executive selection process, organizations can realize a positive hiring outcome for a CIO. These components are to: 1. Understand your … Read More

GUEST BLOG: Hiring and promoting the right Chief Information Officer – Part I of II

03/01/2013

GUEST BLOG submission by DFWHC Associate Member: Tyler and Company A healthcare Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a complex position demanding someone with multifaceted attributes. Today’s CIO is an executive who can look outside of technology and understand the strategic direction of healthcare. This will enable the CIO to better use information technology (IT) to assist the hospital in positioning … Read More

Love discusses sequester threat to health care

02/27/2013

In response to the potential sequester’s cuts to Medicare, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council President and CEO Steve Love was interviewed by Bill Hethcock of The Dallas Business Journal in a Feb. 26 blog. “Sequester cuts to Medicare will eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs and cut hospital margins dangerously thin,” Love said. “We think as you look at the … Read More

Intelligent Medical Systems Conference – April 9

02/18/2013

There is a new event coming to the Dallas-Fort Worth area called Intelligent Medical Systems 2013 — The Coming Era of IMS: Bringing Biomedical Devices to Life.  It will be held at the University of Texas at Dallas, on April 9, 2013.  DFWHC is pleased to be a sponsor of this inaugural event, and are excited to be able to … Read More

Employee of the Year nominee forms now available

02/15/2013

A celebration of dedicated North Texas hospital employees, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s (DFWHC Foundation) 17th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon will be April 18 at the Irving Convention Center. Nominee forms are now available. Please click on the graphic below to download the forms. The 2013 winners will be announced at the event from the pool of … Read More

Winter Interlocutor is now available

02/13/2013

The winter edition of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) magazine Interlocutor was released to membership this week. The issue highlights the upcoming, April 18 Employee of the Year Luncheon to be held at the Irving Convention Center. The DFWHC Foundation event is celebrating 17 years of success honoring the brightest hospital employees of North Texas. Additional highlights include the … Read More

Love supports Medicaid expansion in DMN story

02/13/2013

In response to the Dallas County commissioners’ endorsement of an expanded Medicaid program, Steve Love, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s president/CEO, was quoted in The Dallas Morning News article “Commissioners OK expanding Medicaid” in the Wednesday, Feb. 13 edition. In a 4-0 vote on Tuesday, Feb. 12, Dallas County commissioners voiced their support of expanded Medicaid that would cover uninsured … Read More

Medicaid Expansion

02/07/2013

Texas leads the nation with the highest uninsured rate of approximately 27 percent. Roughly six million Texans have no health insurance, including one million children. Forty percent of the state’s pregnant women do not receive appropriate pre-natal care. As Texas residents, these numbers are troubling and ultimately, the key to solve these problems is working together in a collaborative manner. … Read More

We are not healthy – a true cost

01/29/2013

We live shorter lives and are in worse health than citizens of other wealthy nations, according to an extensive report released by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine*. This is a shocking conclusion. We frequently read about the U.S. spending more on healthcare than other countries. Many blame the hospitals and other providers for the high cost … Read More

Peeling Back the Onion

01/22/2013

U.S. healthcare spending grew 3.9 percent in 2011, reaching $2.7 trillion and representing three consecutive years of slow growth. Healthcare spending as a percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained stable at 17.9. If we peel back the onion to look at how U.S. healthcare dollars are spent, we might be surprised. Hospital patient care represents only 31 percent of … Read More