KPN Health – The Importance of Big Data in Healthcare

11/28/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by KPN Health, Inc. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. Blog by Don Navarro, Chairman, KPN Health and David Hultsman, Chief Technology Strategist, KPN Health Big Data is not a new concept. It is a better marketing “word” to describe the increasingly … Read More

Hall Render – Take heed Texas healthcare employers

11/21/2017

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 Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal law that establishes, among other things, when time spent by an employee is compensable. Because the Texas Payday Law defers to the FLSA on … Read More

Alzheimer’s Association event set for Jan. 20 in Dallas

11/16/2017

The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual event “Advance Research and Care Symposium” is set for Saturday, January 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree Campbell Center in Dallas. The educational seminar will detail information on the neuroscience of early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia – specifically with regard to breakthroughs in biomarkers, imaging, prevention and ethical considerations. … Read More

DFWHC and Abilene Christian host “Smoking Cessation” webinar

10/11/2017

DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) President/CEO W. Stephen Love and Abilene Christian University (ACU) Nursing Professor Dr. Tonya Sawyer-McGee hosted the “Hot Topic” webinar “Clinicians Role in Advocating Smoking Cessation” this morning at the DFWHC offices in Irving. The educational event was attended by more than 25 registrants representing hospitals across North Texas. The webinar was introduced by Love, who also … Read More

Capacity audience turns out for Dr. Thomas Royer presentation

09/15/2017

A capacity audience of 80-plus attendees found out today what the health care future holds during the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Vestagen educational event “The Acute Care Hospital of the Future: A Dangerous Place” at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving. The complimentary “Lunch & Learn” was highlighted by speaker Dr. Thomas Royer, former president/CEO of CHRISTUS Health … Read More

DFWHC and Abilene Christian University to co-host Oct. 11 webinar

09/13/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Abilene Christian University will co-host the educational webinar “Clinicians Role in Advocating Smoking Cessation” on Wednesday, October 11 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Abilene Christian University (ACU) came aboard as a DFWHC Associate Member in 2017, offering a 10 percent discount to DFWHC members to online healthcare graduate programs operating out of the local … Read More

Speaker announced for Sept. 20 final DFWHC/Hall Render event

09/06/2017

Robert Hicks, an attorney with Hall Render whose area of expertise is health law involving post-acute and long-term care providers, was announced today as the speaker of the September 20 educational event “Timeshare Arrangements for Visiting Physicians” from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving (please note the new location). The complimentary session is the … Read More

Hall Render’s French and Cooper discuss False Claims Act Litigation

08/31/2017

David French and Ritu Cooper, attorneys at Hall Render who represent hospitals in litigation, regulatory and compliance matters, served as the speakers during this morning’s DFW Hospital Council complimentary educational meeting “False Claims Act Litigation and Internal Investigation Matters” at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The session was hosted in coordination with Hall Render and was the third of … Read More

Speakers announced for DFWHC/Hall Render Aug. 31 event

08/22/2017

David French and Amy Garrigues, attorneys with Hall Render whose area of expertise is health law and risk management, were announced today as the speakers of the August 31 educational event “False Claims Act Litigation and Internal Investigation Matters” from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary session is the third of four … Read More

Service line-specific clinical integration programs

08/16/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by the Coker Group. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. As hospitals prepare to operate successfully under value-based reimbursements such as bundled payments, they need to consider re-tooling some of their higher profile service lines. Orthopedics and cardiac care service lines are … Read More