The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Vestagen Protective Technologies, Inc. today announced a partnership to promote the company’s VESTEX® Active Barrier (1) healthcare apparel. The VESTEX fabric combines fluid repellency and antimicrobial technologies into comfortable healthcare worker scrubs and lab coats. The teaming is expected to benefit North Texas hospitals by introducing them to […]
Blog by Kristin Jenkins, President of the DFWHC Foundation It was an honor to attend the American Hospital Association (AHA) Leadership Conference, July 27-29 in San Diego. I was present with Patti Taylor, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s director of quality and patient safety. We were there as a team representing our local Health […]
The DFW Hospital Council’s summer edition of the Interlocutor is now available. Click the graphic below to learn about DFWHC’s 69th Annual Awards Luncheon. You can also check out hospital economic impact numbers, the DFWHC/Hall Render Healthcare Series and community conversations on Alzheimer’s Disease. Hard copies will be mailed to members next week.
Just a few days left to register for the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s 10th Annual Patient Safety Summit on August 9-10 at the Marriott Las Colinas in Irving. Registration will close on Tuesday, August 1. This year’s Summit is being held in coordination with the Texas Department of State Health Services’ 2017 TDSHS Healthcare Safety […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in association with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) will be hosting the educational event “Emergency Preparedness: Regulation Implementation” on Tuesday, August 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. This complimentary event is intended for hospital executives, emergency […]
Great crowd turned out for this morning’s DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) “Hot Topic” event “Enabling the Successful Transition from Volume to Value” at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Co-hosted by DFWHC partner the Coker Group, speakers included Stefan Werdegar, vice president of leadership development/executive search at the Coker Group; Dr. Ron Strieker, […]
The DFW Hospital Council Foundation Workforce Center’s North Texas Nurse Preceptor Academy will host a late-summer session on Wednesday, August 30 at Medical City Healthcare Resource Center, 7200 N. State Highway 161, Plaza II, Suite 300 in Irving (on the campus of Medical City Las Colinas). The program is from 8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. […]
One of the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s most popular events, the annual Summer Institute is set for Tuesday, August 8 from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at Texas Woman’s University in Dallas. This year’s event is themed “Innovation and Technology in Healthcare,” with Julie Hall-Barrow of Children’s Health serving as the keynote speaker with the […]
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation released its 2016-2017 Annual Report today. The 20-page document details the activities of each department over the past 12 months to include research papers, awards and final numbers on the Hospital Engagement Network (HEN). The DFWHC Foundation’s participation in the HEN concluded at the end of 2017, with 24 […]
HIPAA regulations changed substantially after the passage of the 2013 Omnibus Rule to protect ePHI – patient information in electronic form. HIPAA compliance provides a solid cybersecurity foundation, but most physician offices are, on average, only 14-15% compliant with the new regulations! The DFW Hospital Council Foundation has now partnered with Third Rock to provide […]
