ACHE to host Fall Networking on Nov. 29

11/02/2018

The ACHE of North Texas will host its Fall After Hours Networking Event on Thursday, November 29 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the The Statler Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton in Dallas. This will be the final after-hours networking event of the year for the ACHE of North Texas, being held at the Waterproof lounge perched atop the … Read More

DFWHC and Accenture webinar details robotic automation in healthcare

11/01/2018

More than 90 attendees participated in today’s educational webinar “Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Healthcare” hosted by the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) in coordination with Accenture. The complimentary event was hosted by DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love, with Carol Durham, an applied intelligence director at Accenture, James MacDougall, a senior director at Blue Prism and Frank Catone, a senior director … Read More

Accenture posts third in series of blogs in advance of Thursday’s webinar

10/29/2018

RPA Done Right: Preparing for Automation In previous blog posts (No. 1, No. 2), we described the three approaches to robotic process automation (RPA), namely Recorded Desktop Automation (RDA), Software Development Kits (SDK), and RPA Digital Workforce, each having its rightful place to solve for specific business requirements. But RPA Digital Workforce is the only solution that can securely scale … Read More

DFWHC’s historical video on Annual Awards Luncheon posted online

10/26/2018

The historical video detailing the 70-year history of the DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) Annual Awards Luncheon, in addition to a brief glance at the history of DFWHC, is now available online. DFWHC recruited Agency Creative, the Dallas marketing and advertising agency, in August to produce the film. It debuted during DFWHC’s 70th Annual Awards Luncheon on October 17. Interviews with … Read More

Accenture posts second in series of blogs in advance of Nov. 1 webinar

10/23/2018

Intelligent Automation in Healthcare Intelligent Automation is the future, and the health industry is not immune to it. We are on the cusp of another industrial revolution that will change the way we work and interact with our patients and customers. Gartner estimates that “one-third of the workforce may be replaced by robots by the year 2025,” and that by … Read More

ACHE of North Texas annual dinner set for Nov. 7 in Irving

10/19/2018

The North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) will host its annual Membership Dinner on November 7 from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. Tickets have been selling fast, but individual and table tickets are still available. This year’s guest speaker is none other than Tony Hill, the former … Read More

DFWHC hosts 70th Annual Awards Luncheon

10/18/2018

Before a near sold out audience yesterday at the Arlington Convention Center, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) celebrated the 70th anniversary of its Annual Awards Luncheon before 700-plus attendees. Recipients honored included Charlie Powell of Ciera Bank and JPS Health Network with the Distinguished Health Service Award; Jyric Sims of Medical City Fort Worth as the Young Healthcare Executive of … Read More

Accenture posts first of series of blogs in advance of Nov. 1 “RPA” webinar

10/18/2018

RPA: Optimizing Healthcare, Improving Lives Is there room for robots in the hospital? To answer that, here is a story from James MacDougall of robotic process automation (RPA) provider for Blue Prism: “My first sortie as an Air Force pilot in an F-16 taught me one very important lesson—namely, that some technologies outstrip the human ability to maximize its performance. … Read More

6SigmaTek – Decreasing wait times in your emergency department

10/05/2018

The DFW Hospital Council posts guest blogs by our Associate Members. The following was provided by 6SigmaTek. By Stephen Griffin, Managing Partner, Lean Six Sigma Business Transformation at 6SigmaTek, LLC Is your hospital experiencing long lengths of stays? Perhaps patients leaving without being seen or even against medical advice? Lean Six Sigma Business Transformation has created a high-level approach that … Read More

Nov. 1 webinar to detail “Robotic Process Automation in Healthcare”

10/01/2018

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) in coordination with Accenture will host the webinar “Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Healthcare” on November 1 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. This complimentary education event will be hosted by DFWHC President/CEO W. Stephen Love, with Carol Durham, an applied intelligence director at Accenture, and James MacDougall, a senior director at Blue Prism, serving as the expert … Read More