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

Southwest Transplant Alliance – Texas record for lives saved

02/26/2018

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by Southwest Transplant Alliance. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. Southwest Transplant Alliance (STA), a non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) based in Dallas, made a record–breaking 1,267 organs available for transplant in 2017 because of the selfless, lifesaving gifts of 385 organ … Read More

Honor Home Care – Managing home recovery and readmissions

02/23/2018

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by Honor Home Care. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. Non-Medical Home Care Alice arrived in the emergency room today by ambulance after fainting just four days post-discharge. The emergency room staff recommended readmission as she was dehydrated, very weak and disoriented. … Read More

Healthcare Network to host Feb. 28 “Prescription Drug” discussion

02/14/2018

The Executive Healthcare Network of DFW will host the networking meeting “How prescription drug pricing works in America and why it’s making us sick” on Wednesday, February 28 from 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. in the BravoTech Offices at 4835 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000 in Dallas. Keith Jacobs, president of Luscinia Health, a social enterprise helping millions of Americans each … Read More

Sponsorships now available to 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon

02/12/2018

Sponsorships are now available to the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25 at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas. Last year, 15 recipients were honored from a pool of more than 130 nominees. This year’s theme is “Caregivers Matter: A Survivor’s Story,” with Rebekah Gregory, an … Read More

Nominee forms are now available to 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon

02/09/2018

Nominee forms are now available to the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25 at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas. Last year, 15 recipients were honored from a pool of more than 130 nominees. This year’s theme is “Caregivers Matter: A Survivor’s Story,” with Rebekah Gregory, … Read More

Foundation’s 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon set for April 25

02/02/2018

A celebration of dedicated North Texas hospital employees, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 22nd Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon is set for April 25 at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas. The 2018 winners will be announced at the event from a pool of more than 130 nominees. The theme of this year’s luncheon is “Caregivers … Read More

DFWHC/Accenture Jan. 25 webinar now available online

02/01/2018

The DFW Hospital Council webinar “Digital Health Technology Trends” held in coordination with Accenture on January 25 is now available online. More than 150 attendees dialed up the event, with Dr. Kaveh Safavi, a senior managing director and head of global health practice at Accenture, serving as speaker. Dr. Safavi’s presentation covered artificial intelligence in healthcare, ecosystem power plays, the … Read More

DFWHC/Accenture webinar attracts more than 150 attendees

01/25/2018

More than 150 attendees participated in today’s DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) webinar “Digital Health Technology Trends” hosted in coordination with Accenture. Dr. Kaveh Safavi, a senior managing director and head of global health practice at Accenture, served as speaker of the complimentary educational session. Dr. Safavi’s presentation covered artificial intelligence in healthcare, ecosystem power plays, the workforce marketplace, new designs … Read More

One week until DFWHC/Accenture webinar on Digital Health Technology

01/18/2018

The DFW Hospital Council’s (DFWHC) webinar “Digital Health Technology Trends” is just one week away on Jan. 25 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. The complimentary educational session will be co-hosted with Accenture. Dr. Kaveh Safavi, a senior managing director and head of global health practice at the company, will serve as speaker. Dr. Safavi will discuss artificial intelligence in healthcare, … Read More