DFWHC Hot Topic Meeting “HIPAA Enforcement” set for June 8

05/03/2017

The DFW Hospital Council will host the educational “Hot Topic” meeting “HIPAA Enforcement” on June 8 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. in the main auditorium at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Guest speakers will be Vaniecy Nwigwe, JD, MSA, a Deputy Regional Manager, and Valerie Montoya, MSCJ, an Equal Opportunity Specialist Investigator, of the Office of Civil Rights. Highlights … Read More

Have a cup of coffee with the Coker Group on May 18

04/28/2017

The Coker Group, a marketing partner of the DFW Hospital Council, will be hosting its monthly webinar “Coffee with Coker” on May 18 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. The topic is “Top Health IT Trends and Innovations for 2017: What you Must Know to Stay Ahead in Today’s Market.” Guest speaker will be Terry Wilk, a former healthcare CIO and senior … Read More

Coker Group to host MACRA Implementation webinar series

04/27/2017

The Coker Group, a marketing partner of the DFW Hospital Council, will be hosting a MACRA Implementation webinar series beginning May 3. MACRA, or the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, is bipartisan legislation signed into law in April, 2015. Senior executives from Coker will present on the components related to the MACRA implementation. The series will be multiple hour-long … Read More

Just two days until you can learn about new “Depression Screening” program

04/18/2017

Just two days until the DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence educational discussion “VitalSign6: Making Screening for Depression the Sixth Vital Sign” on Thursday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Dr. Madhukar Trivedi of UT Southwestern will serve as speaker. Dr. Trivedi will present an update on UT Southwestern’s unique program … Read More

DFWHC hosts Crowe Horwath “Hot Topic” webinar

04/13/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) hosted the complimentary webinar “501r & IRS: When they call, can you prove compliance?” today for membership, with Associate Member Crowe Horwath, LLP providing the expertise. The webinar was introduced by DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love, who also participated in the Q&A. More than 100 participants dialed up for the complimentary presentation. “This is just … Read More

Love talks “ACA” at today’s TWU conference

04/07/2017

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love and Ruby Blum, a policy advisor to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, are discussing “Texas, Trump and Treatment: Affordable Care Act’s Future and Community Action” today in Dallas during the Texas Woman’s University’s (TWU) inaugural conference “Engaged, Competent Health Care: It Takes a Community … and Informatics.” Love is one of 12 … Read More

Sold-out audience discovers the future of infection control

04/06/2017

A sold-out audience attended today’s complimentary DFW Hospital Council educational event “Improving Patient Safety and Reducing Risk with No-Touch Disinfection” at the Marriott DFW Airport in Irving. Speaker Dr. Roy F. Chemaly, renown professor of medicine and director of infection control from the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, received some of the highest approval scores of the past … Read More

Just one week until DFWHC’s webinar “501r & IRS!”

04/05/2017

Just one week until the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) complimentary webinar “501r & IRS: When they call, can you prove compliance?” on Thursday, April 13 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Register now for an event that now officially qualifies for continuing education credits for certified public accountants. Hosted in association with Crowe Horwath, LLP, the webinar will be introduced by … Read More

“No-Touch Disinfection” – only a few seats left to Thursday’s luncheon!

04/04/2017

The future of hospital infection control is here and it’s known as “No-Touch Disinfection.” There’s only a few seats left to Thursday’s educational luncheon “Improving Patient Safety and Reducing Risk with No-Touch Disinfection” hosted by the DFW Hospital Council. Today is your last chance to register! The event is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Marriott DFW Airport … Read More

Meeting on “Depression Screening Program” set for April 20

04/03/2017

The DFW Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will host the educational discussion “VitalSign6: Making Screening for Depression the Sixth Vital Sign” on Thursday, April 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. Dr. Madhukar Trivedi of UT Southwestern will serve as speaker. Dr. Trivedi will present an update on UT Southwestern’s unique program to … Read More