DFWHC and Hall Render webinar “Vaccine Reporting – A Texas Perspective” in two weeks!

03/14/2024

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and a national expert from Hall Render will co-host the webinar “Navigating Vaccine Reporting and Mandate Prohibitions: A Texas Perspective” in just two weeks on Thursday, March 28 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CDT. You don’t want to miss this complimentary “Hot Topic” event! Robin Sheridan, attorney at Hall Render and Mac Stewart, attorney … Read More

DFWHC and Hospital Pricing Specialists to host webinar “2024 CMS Pricing Transparency” on April 4

03/13/2024

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and national experts from Hospital Pricing Specialists will co-host the webinar “2024 CMS Pricing Transparency Rules” on Thursday, April 4 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., CDT. You don’t want to miss this complimentary “Hot Topic” event! The panel will include Rick Louie, managing director of Hospital Pricing Specialists; Etosha McGee, VP Consulting Services at … Read More

DFWHC and Hall Render webinar “Vaccine Reporting – A Texas Perspective” in three weeks!

03/07/2024

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and a national expert from Hall Render will co-host the webinar “Navigating Vaccine Reporting and Mandate Prohibitions: A Texas Perspective” in just three weeks on Thursday, March 28 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CDT. You don’t want to miss this complimentary “Hot Topic” event! Robin Sheridan, attorney at Hall Render and Mac Stewart, attorney … Read More

DFWHC and Hall Render to host webinar “Vaccine Reporting and Mandate Prohibitions – A Texas Perspective” on March 28

03/04/2024

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and a national expert from Hall Render will co-host the webinar “Navigating Vaccine Reporting and Mandate Prohibitions: A Texas Perspective” on Thursday, March 28 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., CDT. You don’t want to miss this complimentary “Hot Topic” event! Robin Sheridan, attorney at Hall Render and Mac Stewart, attorney at Hall Render, will … Read More

DFWHC Blog – CMS regulation puts North Texas on dangerous financial cliff

02/27/2020

Blog by Stephen Love, President/CEO, DFW Hospital Council In November 2019, Seema Verma, administrator of The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), released a proposed rule called the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR). Verma states the rule would promote transparency by establishing new reporting requirements for supplemental payments to Medicaid providers. CMS is now proposing this mandatory MFAR for … Read More

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP – CMS revisits Hospital Co-location

09/19/2019

The DFW Hospital Council posts guest blogs by Associate Members. The following was provided by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. By Laura Keidan Martin, Kenya Woodruff and Rachel Adams of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP On May 3, CMS issues a draft letter to State Survey Agency Directors regarding “Guidance for Hospital Co-location with Other Hospitals or Healthcare Facilities” (Guidance) that is … 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

Readmissions – A Complex Issue

10/01/2012

In October each year we enjoy the State Fair of Texas, fall festivals, carving pumpkins and Texas football at all levels. This year a new event begins Oct. 1, 2012 resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). A readmissions provision imposes financial penalties on hospitals for “excess” readmissions when compared to “expected” levels of readmission. Generally, hospitals … Read More

Leap Year Negotiations

01/17/2012

As 2011 came to a close, the House and Senate passed a two-month extension of the Social Security (SS) payroll tax holiday and emergency Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits and a two-month fix on the current Medicare physician payment rates. What will happen in February? We hope the appointed conferees and other congressional leaders realize that hospitals have stepped forward with … Read More