PARA Healthcare Analytics – Managed Care: Reimbursement, Reconciliation and Recovery

05/24/2018

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by Associate Members. This post was provided by PARA Healthcare Analytics. For information, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. Hospitals across the country are at risk of losing billions of dollars of reimbursement each year due to denied and incorrectly paid claims buried within the details of remittances from managed care payers. … Read More

Foundation’s 11th Annual Patient Safety Summit set for Aug. 13-14

05/14/2018

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 11th Annual Patient Safety Summit is scheduled for August 13-14 at the Arlington Convention Center. This year’s theme is “Home Run for Safety,” with Sorrel King, the creator of the Josie King Foundation, and Dave Dravecky, the former pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, serving as keynote speakers. Sessions on August 13 are from … Read More

Love and Campbell to speak at May 15 HFMA event

04/19/2018

DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love and CampbellWilson partner Manie Campbell will join forces during the HFMA Lone Star Chapter Spring Institute on May 15 at The Clubs of Prestonwood in Dallas. The Spring Institute will include seven educational sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Love and Campbell will discuss the Wage Index from 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 … Read More

DFWHC teams with PARA for healthcare analytics

04/13/2018

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) and PARA HealthCare Analytics are pleased to announce a strategic partnership effective immediately. The teaming is expected to benefit North Texas hospitals by enhancing the value DFWHC offers its members through the wide range of revenue cycle management solutions provided by PARA HealthCare. The partnership continues a long-standing DFWHC trend to team with select … Read More

DFWHC announces its Year-Round Sponsors for 2018

03/08/2018

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) is proud to announce Hall Render and CampbellWilson, LLP will return as its Year-Round Sponsors for 2018. The designation allows the two companies to be the top sponsors at all major DFWHC events including its 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon on April 25 and the 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 17. “The … Read More

NBC “Medical Debt Epidemic” report continued yesterday with new comments from Love

03/07/2018

NBCDFW-TV reporter Wayne Carter’s series on the “Medical Debt Epidemic” continued yesterday with additional footage from his extensive interview last week with DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love. Carter, NBC’s Consumer Investigative Reporter, has been broadcasting a comprehensive report detailing the perceived inconsistency of healthcare cost, frustrations over billing and the perception the system doesn’t work in North Texas. … Read More

NBCDFW-TV interview with Love details medical billing

03/05/2018

NBCDFW-TV reporter Wayne Carter was at the DFW Hospital Council offices Wednesday afternoon to interview President/CEO W. Stephen Love on healthcare billing. Carter, NBC’s Consumer Investigative Reporter, was working on a comprehensive report detailing the perceived inconsistency of healthcare cost, frustrations over billing and the perception that the system doesn’t work in North Texas. The interview aired on Friday. You … Read More

Love to speak during March 6 “Spotlight Series”

03/01/2018

The Pearson Partners International quarterly “Spotlight Series Breakfast” will take place next Tuesday, March 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on the 17th floor of the Park City Club in Dallas. Titled “Healthcare Challenges: The Personal and Professional Impact,” the event will detail failed attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and how this could impact the … Read More

Love interviewed by NBCDFW on healthcare billing

02/28/2018

NBCDFW TV reporter Wayne Carter was at the DFW Hospital Council offices this afternoon to interview President/CEO W. Stephen Love on healthcare billing. Carter, NBC’s Consumer Investigative Reporter, was working on a comprehensive report detailing the perceived inconsistency of healthcare cost, frustrations over billing and the perception that the system doesn’t work in North Texas. His series is expected to … Read More

DFWHC’s Love to participate in Feb. 1 State of Reform event

01/24/2018

Discussing “A Vision for a Post-ACA Texas Health System,” DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love will speak at the State of Reform’s Second Annual Texas Health Policy Conference on February 1 at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Love will be speaking with Dr. Chris Larson, owner and physician at Euphora Health; and Dr. Deane Waldman, … Read More