Accenture – Technology for People Part 1

11/29/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following is the first of a series provided by Accenture. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. The Accenture Digital Health Technology Vision explores five trends that underscore the importance of technology for people: • Trend 1—AI is the New UI: Healthcare Experience Above All … Read More

KPN Health – The Importance of Big Data in Healthcare

11/28/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by KPN Health, Inc. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. Blog by Don Navarro, Chairman, KPN Health and David Hultsman, Chief Technology Strategist, KPN Health Big Data is not a new concept. It is a better marketing “word” to describe the increasingly … Read More

Foundation data combined with asthma-related Twitter study

05/12/2016

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s hospital data was combined with an analysis of real-time Twitter data to project population-level asthma ED visits and hospital admissions, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting last week in Baltimore. Researchers used Twitter location data to isolate tweets from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and only included asthma-relevant tweets in … Read More

Just one week until Annual Health Care Conference

01/07/2016

Have you registered yet? You will not want to miss the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Health Care Conference next Thursday, January 14 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The event will be highlighted by the panel discussion “Using Data to Develop Clinical Programs.” Participants include: • Dr. Melissa Gerdes of Methodist … Read More

Annual Health Care Conference set for Jan. 14

12/02/2015

The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its Annual Health Care Conference on Thursday, January 14 at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. The event will be highlighted by the panel discussion “Using Data to Develop Clinical Programs.” Participants will include Dr. Melissa Gerdes of Methodist Health System, Dr. Christopher Menzies of Children’s … Read More