Scores create déjà vu

08/25/2016

Blog by W. Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council During my high school years, I worked after school at a local grocery store. I remember the confusion of customers when looking at grades given to fresh fruits and vegetables by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The top grade of apples was U.S. Extra Fancy, oranges was U.S. Fancy and potatoes … Read More

D Healthcare Daily examines release of hospital safety ratings

07/29/2016

D Healthcare Daily Editor Matt Goodman offered his take on the release of hospital federal safety ratings by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a story posted yesterday. DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love was quoted in the article, “CMS indicated that approximately 25 percent of hospitals were assigned a star rating based on 18 or fewer … Read More

Hospital association leaders speak out against release of federal safety ratings

07/27/2016

Hospital association leaders including Rick Pollack, president/CEO of the American Hospital Association and W. Stephen Love, president/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council, have spoken out against the release of today’s federal safety ratings by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a story posted in The Dallas Morning News. A total of 276 hospitals in the state, including 56 … Read More

Parkland/CMS meeting set for this Monday

03/15/2016

Register now! The DFW Hospital Council is coordinating an educational session at the request of Parkland Health and Hospital System and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Titled “Continuum of Care for the Patient: EMTALA & Discharge Planning,” the session is this Monday, March 21 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. … Read More

Parkland/CMS educational session just three weeks away

03/04/2016

There’s still time to register for “Continuum of Care for the Patient: EMTALA & Discharge Planning,” taking place on Monday, March 21 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The DFW Hospital Council is coordinating this educational session at the request of Parkland Health and Hospital System and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The event begins at … Read More

Parkland/CMS to host educational session March 21

02/26/2016

Mark your calendars! The DFW Hospital Council is coordinating an educational session at the request of Parkland Health and Hospital System and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Titled “Continuum of Care for the Patient: EMTALA & Discharge Planning,” the session is scheduled for Monday, March 21 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The event begins at … Read More