Hall Render – Marijuana in the Workplace: Legal Issues for Texas Employers

11/29/2018

The DFW Hospital Council posts guest blogs by our Associate Members. The following was provided by Hall Render. By Robin Sheridan, JD, MILR at Hall Render, with assistance from Law Clerk Victoire Iradukunda At least 30 U.S. states and D.C. have legalized marijuana in some manner and 9, including D.C., have legalized it for recreational use. At the federal level, … Read More

DFWHC receives community award for mental health awareness

11/28/2018

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Texas has announced its 2018 Community Award Winners, with awardees including the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) as Professional of the Year, Linda Perryman Evans of The Meadows Foundation for a Lifetime Achievement Award and Entercom as the Media recipient. Awardees will be honored December 6 during a dinner in Asbury Hall … Read More

ACHE North Texas to host Dec. 6 Fellows Luncheon

11/19/2018

The ACHE of North Texas will host its Retirees/Life Fellows Luncheon on Thursday, December 6 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. at Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB Hospital in Bedford. This annual event is intended for all healthcare retirees and Life Fellows. A special thanks to host Fraser Hay, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB. You can register here. … Read More

Dec. 6 webinar to detail healthcare “Data Archiving”

11/15/2018

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) in coordination with Flatirons Digital Innovations will host the webinar “How Data Archiving Addresses Care, Compliance and Cost: Best Practices for Healthcare Providers” on December 6 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. This complimentary educational event will be hosted by DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love, with Flatirons experts George Florentine, VP of Technology; Brad Rix, Data Archiving Solution … Read More

Fall Interlocutor is now available

11/14/2018

The Fall edition of the DFW Hospital Council’s Interlocutor is now available. Click the link or graphic below to read the latest on the new grant awarded to the Foundation to provide Mental Health First Aid training to 12 North Texas counties. You can also check out a recap of the DFWHC’s 70th Annual Awards Luncheon, the Foundation’s Second Annual … Read More

Love moderates panel of healthcare experts at national summit

11/08/2018

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love moderated a panel of healthcare maestros during the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit yesterday at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel. The presentation “You Try Running a Hospital,” included Barclay Berdan, CEO of Texas Health Resources, LaVone Arthur, chief strategy officer at Baylor Scott & White Health, and Wright L. Lassiter, III, president/CEO of the … Read More

Flatirons Digital Innovations – Take out IT costs to fuel world-class care

11/07/2018

The DFW Hospital Council posts guest blogs by our Associate Members. The following was provided by Flatirons Digital Innovations. By Frank Hughes, Healthcare IT Specialist, Flatirons Digital Innovations As the cost of providing world-class healthcare continues to rise, healthcare organizations face ongoing challenges to support their patients, clinicians and practitioners. One of the biggest challenges that carries a significant underlying … Read More

ACHE to host Fall Networking on Nov. 29

11/02/2018

The ACHE of North Texas will host its Fall After Hours Networking Event on Thursday, November 29 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the The Statler Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton in Dallas. This will be the final after-hours networking event of the year for the ACHE of North Texas, being held at the Waterproof lounge perched atop the … Read More

DFWHC and Accenture webinar details robotic automation in healthcare

11/01/2018

More than 90 attendees participated in today’s educational webinar “Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Healthcare” hosted by the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) in coordination with Accenture. The complimentary event was hosted by DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love, with Carol Durham, an applied intelligence director at Accenture, James MacDougall, a senior director at Blue Prism and Frank Catone, a senior director … Read More

Love to moderate panel during Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit

10/31/2018

During the Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Summit, a national conference taking place November 5-7 at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel, DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love will moderate a panel during the presentation “You Try Running a Hospital.” Love’s segment is set for Wednesday, November 7 at 11:00 a.m. The panel will include Barclay Berdan, CEO of Texas Health … Read More