Countdown has begun – just one month until DFWHC’s Annual Awards Luncheon

09/17/2018

The countdown has begun! It is just one month until to the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, October 17 in the main ballroom at the Arlington Convention Center. Sponsorships and tickets are still available. This year’s event is themed “Charting the Course,” with Charlie Powell, the president/CEO of Ciera Bank and chair of the board … Read More

Latest blog by Steve Love details continued rise in Texas uninsured

09/14/2018

The latest blog by W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council, was posted today on the DCEO Healthcare website. Titled “A Call for Action to the Texas Legislature,” Love details the alarming increase in uninsured residents in Texas. “The latest Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index showed the uninsured rate in 2017 rose by significant margins in 17 states, with Texas … Read More

DFWHC-sponsored “I’m Listening” broadcast now available online

09/13/2018

If you missed Sunday morning’s two-hour radio broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting the start of National Suicide Prevention Week, no worries. It is now available online. The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) served as the local sponsor, with area hospital experts taping advanced promos in support of a program detailing the need … Read More

KPN announces new brand identity

09/12/2018

KPN Health, an Associate Member of the DFW Hospital Council, announced in September it’s rebranding from KPN Health to KPN, including a new logo and website. KPN’s new logo is designed to emphasize to ACOs, healthcare associations, hospitals and provider networks, KPN’s new Knowledge.Performance.Now. focus. Through its advisory services, KPN can serve as a “Trusted Advisor” to assist clients anticipate … Read More

Wello to host Sept. 27 webinar on flu prevention

09/11/2018

New DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation Associate Member Wello will host the complimentary webinar “Two New Methods to Keep Flu from Spreading in Your Facility” on Thursday, September 27 at 11:30 a.m. CST. Dr. Murray Cohen, a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) executive and president of CDIC, Inc.; and Rik Heller, president of Wello Inc., will serve … Read More

Sponsorships still available to Annual Awards Luncheon

09/10/2018

Sponsorships are still available to the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, October 17 in the main ballroom at the Arlington Convention Center. This year’s event is themed “Charting the Course,” with Charlie Powell, the president/CEO of Ciera Bank and chairman of the board of JPS Health Network, to be the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished … Read More

DFWHC educational webinars now available online

09/06/2018

The two most recent DFW Hospital Council educational webinars have been posted online. “VA Hospital Claims: Deconstructing the Resolution Process” hosted in coordination with Argos Health on August 30 provided an overview of the VA and offered ideas for improved payment for VA claims. Kirby Yawn, a senior vice president at Argos Health, served as the main speaker. “Pricing Transparency: … Read More

Final segment taped to promote Sunday’s “I’m Listening” radio program

09/05/2018

Mark your calendar and radio dials! The final radio promo was taped yesterday in advance of this Sunday’s two-hour broadcast “I’m Listening,” a program to inspire community awareness on depression while highlighting the start of National Suicide Prevention Week. W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC), did the taping honors as he detailed the need to … Read More

DFWHC/PARA HealthCare webinar “Pricing Transparency” set for next Wednesday

08/31/2018

The DFW Hospital Council and PARA HealthCare Analytics webinar “Pricing Transparency: Strategies in a Healthcare Marketplace” is less than a week away on Wednesday, September 5 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. This complimentary educational event will also include a second topic “Managed Care Remittance: Strategies to Ensure Hospital Reimbursement.” Speakers include Peter A. Ripper, president and founder of PARA HealthCare … Read More

Summer Interlocutor is now available

08/30/2018

The summer edition of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s Interlocutor is now available. Click on the graphic below to read the latest on DFWHC’s upcoming 70th Annual Awards Luncheon and a column by Steve Love on the rising uninsured rates in Texas. You will also find guest articles on the DFW Intimate Partner Violence Coalition, “Decreasing Wait Times in the … Read More