Alliance for Healthcare Excellence luncheon set for Feb. 12

01/22/2020

The Alliance for Healthcare Excellence will be hosting the educational lunch “A Thought-Provokingly Different Simpler Healthcare Model” on Wednesday, February 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the T. Boone Pickens & Palliative Care Center in Dallas. The luncheon will be held in the facility’s Marnie and Kern Wildenthal Education Center. Nadine Hauf, chief operating officer of United Healthcare’s … Read More

Love hosts panel at North Dallas Chamber’s Health Care Conference

01/17/2020

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO Stephen Love moderated a panel this morning during the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Health Care Conference in the main auditorium at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The event was sold out with 200-plus in attendance. Love’s panel was titled “The Impact of Health Care on the Local Economy” and included guest speakers … Read More

DFWHC’s “The Human Side of Health Care” debuts on KRLD 1080 AM

01/07/2020

The DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” debuted on Sunday, January 5 on KRLD 1080 AM with a focus on community health. Guest stars for the first edition were Stephen Love, president/CEO of DFWHC; Dr. Don Wesson, president of the Baylor Scott & White Health Wellness Center; Stacie Goran, manager of Children’s Health Teen … Read More

Moody’s report on healthcare finance is misleading

12/10/2019

By W. Stephen Love, President/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council I don’t know if you have seen the article released yesterday by Modern Healthcare stating “Not-for-profit hospitals are stabilized by Medicare pay raise and DSH cut delays.” I was formerly a chief financial officer of a publicly traded company and can state first-hand investor services, stock analyists and financial engineers … Read More

Hall Render – Modernizing the Stark Law framework

11/21/2019

The DFW Hospital Council posts guest blogs by Associate Members. The following was provided by Hall Render. On October 19, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an anticipated proposed rule (Proposed Rule) aimed at modernizing Federal Stark Regulations. The Proposed Rule is one component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently launched “Regulatory … Read More

DFWHC webinar “Surprise Billing and Transparency” posted online

10/22/2019

The DFW Hospital Council and Hall Render complimentary educational webinar “Surprise Billing and Transparency Mandates: What they might mean for providers” originally hosted on Thursday, October 17 is now available online. This “hot topic by demand” webinar was requested by area providers. With at least 25 states implementing measures and Congress now pursuing a legislative fix to address surprise billing, … Read More

DFWHC to host “By Demand” webinar detailing “Surprise Billing and Transparency” on Thursday

10/14/2019

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) will host the complimentary educational webinar “Surprise Billing and Transparency Mandates: What they might mean for providers” this Thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This “hot topic by demand” webinar was requested by area providers. With at least 25 states implementing measures and Congress now pursuing a legislative fix to address surprise billing, potential … Read More

Jennifer Miff named new president of DFWHC Foundation

09/25/2019

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced today that Jennifer Miff has been named the new President of the DFWHC Foundation. Miff will replace Kristin Tesmer, the long-time former president of the DFWHC Foundation who stepped down in September to join Dallas Medical Resources. Miff has extensive experience leading data analytics to drive growth and organizational improvement. She has led … Read More

DFWHC webinar “Enterprise Risk Modeling” posted online

08/30/2019

The DFW Hospital Council and Mercer complimentary educational webinar “Enterprise Risk Modeling for Health Care Systems” held Wednesday, August 28 is now available online. Chris Grimm, principal and senior investment consultant at Mercer, served as keynote speaker. Chris discussed a powerful new tool that could potentially assist health care systems in the allocation of capital resources. The webinar can be … Read More

DFWHC’s Love to speak at Oct. 7 event at UT Dallas

08/21/2019

The University of Texas (UT) at Dallas’ Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management will host the educational event “Medicare for All: What Does it Really Mean?” on Monday, October 7 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the Davidson Auditorium at the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management. The panel discussion will include DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen … Read More