Blog by Jen Miff, President of the DFWHC Foundation The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation has a rich history of supporting patient safety improvements, quality analyses and metrics, and community health use cases through its robust, longitudinal data sets. A little-known fact, however, is that the DFWHC Foundation also offers subscription-based access plans to the […]
A panel of experts will take on the interesting topic “Lights and Sirens Use and Abuse: What Science Has Revealed” during a webinar on Tuesday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m., CST. The complimentary event is sponsored by ZOLL Data Systems and will offer one hour of CE credit. The panel will include Dr. Doug Kupas, […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation will continue its live virtual “Opioid Discussion” with the topic “Opioids and the Overdose Epidemic” in one week on Tuesday, March 29 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., CST. Guest speaker will be Lisa Sullivan, Drug Enforcement Administration Dallas Diversion Program Manager. During this session, Sullivan will discuss factors […]
Episode 12 of the third year of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed an innovative program for nursing education and crucial treatment for childhood heart defects. Guests included: • Rose Johnson, Administrative Director of Academic Partnerships and […]
Working with 6SigmaTek, LLC, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) will host virtual Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Classes in 2022. The complimentary intro webinar “DFWHC Healthcare Lean Six Sigma 2022 Yellow Belt Training” originally broadcast on March 17 has now been posted online. Guest speakers included Stephen Griffin, CEO/Founder of 6SigmaTek, LLC; and Patti Taylor, […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in coordination with the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality will be hosting the second meeting of its new Healthcare Performance Improvement Group in one week on Thursday, March 24 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m., CST. This complimentary virtual meeting titled “Quantification of Performance Improvement/Quality Outcomes ROI,” will […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative (CHC) will be hosting its “Recovery Workshop: ROCC Stars Unite” program this Sunday, March 20 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m., CDT. Working with UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), the Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA) and the National Alliance of Mental Illness North Texas (NAMI), […]
Episode 11 of the third year of the DFW Hospital Council’s weekly radio program “The Human Side of Health Care” was broadcast on Sunday on KRLD 1080 AM. The discussion detailed surprising STD statistics in Texas and treatment options for prostate cancer. Guests included: • Dr. Helen King, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation will continue its live virtual “Opioid Discussion” with the topic “Opioids and the Overdose Epidemic” on Tuesday, March 29 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., CST. Guest speaker will be Lisa Sullivan, Drug Enforcement Administration Dallas Diversion Program Manager. During this session, Sullivan will discuss factors contributing to the […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in coordination with the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality will be hosting the second meeting of its new Healthcare Performance Improvement Group on Thursday, March 24 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m., CST. This complimentary virtual meeting titled “Quantification of Performance Improvement/Quality Outcomes ROI,” will include speakers Rusty […]
