Recruiting Foreign Healthcare Professionals – Lessons Learned

07/17/2017

As demand for healthcare professionals continues to rise, more and more healthcare employers find themselves dealing with candidates for positions as physicians, nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. In order to deal with increasing employee shortages, hospital leaders have increasingly had to develop policies for utilizing the immigration system to sponsor foreign … Read More

Speaker announced for July 26 DFWHC/Hall Render event

07/11/2017

Michael Lee Kim, an attorney with Hall Render whose area of expertise is immigration, was announced today as the speaker of the July 26 educational event “Foreign Physician Recruitment and Green Card Options for Foreign Healthcare Employees” from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary session is the first of four events DFWHC … Read More

Hall Render “Hot Topic” series set to begin July 26

07/06/2017

We can’t think of a better way to spend the hot summer months than to attend the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) first-ever “Hot Topic Healthcare Educational Series.” Simply put, four complimentary breakfast events from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. hosted in association with the national experts of DFWHC Year-Round Sponsor Hall Render. The topics were approved by DFWHC President/CEO W. … Read More

Hall Render – When and what did leaders know?

06/15/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by Hall Render. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) Criminal Division recently released new compliance policy guidance for use by its attorneys and investigators when “conducting an investigation of a corporate entity, … Read More

North Texas hospital employees awarded at April 21 Luncheon

04/24/2017

A salute to the North Texas hospital workforce, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 21st Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon was held April 21 at the Hurst Conference Center. More than 700 attendees turned out to honor 135 nominees and 15 announced winners from a pool of 57 area hospitals. “We appreciate the opportunity to honor these great … Read More

Sponsors announced for April 21 Employee of the Year Luncheon

04/07/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation is proud to announce the official sponsors of its 21st Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon on April 21 at the Hurst Conference Center. Tickets are now on sale for the event and can be found here. Hall Render and CampbellWilson, LLP have come aboard as the top Gold Sponsors of the luncheon. Hall … Read More

Experts discuss the future of healthcare at UT Dallas event

02/06/2017

Great discussion this morning on “Healthcare Policy in the Trump Administration” in the Davidson Auditorium at The University of Texas Dallas, hosted by the school’s Naveen Jindal School of Management. A full house turned out for the informative seminar, highlighted by a panel discussion including Dr. Michael Burgess of the Texas U.S. House of Representatives; Dr. Stephen Mansfield, president/CEO of … Read More

Annual Awards Luncheon attracts full house of 700-plus attendees

10/21/2016

The DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 68th Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday attracted a full house of 700-plus attendees to the Arlington Convention Center. The event, themed “Up for Debate: The Presidential Elections” was highlighted by the appearance of Tucker Carlson of FOX News and Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post discussing the upcoming presidential elections. Lauren Silverman of KERA News … Read More

Hall Render to serve as top sponsor of Annual Awards Luncheon

10/17/2016

Hall Render, the nation’s largest health care-focused law firm, will serve as the top sponsor of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) 68th Annual Awards Luncheon to be held tomorrow at the Arlington Convention Center. Hall Render has represented the industry, including more than 1,500 hospitals and health systems. Health law is their business. The firm’s Texas office is located at … Read More

DFWHC’s Hot Topic event attracts 50-plus attendees

09/29/2016

When it comes to healthcare finance, there’s nothing like a DFW Hospital Council “Hot Topic” event to dispel confusion. More than 50 attendees turned out for this morning’s complimentary educational discussion “Every Cent Counts: Healthcare Finance and Reimbursement” at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. Topics included an S-10 and 340B update, Medicare appeals, provider-based issues and an IPPS … Read More