A special educational meeting “Sign Up and Speak Out” will take place this Saturday, March 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Foremost Family Health Center – Martin Luther King, Jr. at 2922-B, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Dallas. This event is free to all attendees and will cover new affordable health […]
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TAASA hosts 32nd annual conference in Irving
The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) hosted its 32nd annual conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Irving, March 9-13, to strengthen awareness about sexual violence. This year’s theme was “Break the Box: Collective Action Against Sexual Violence,” with an emphasis placed on past remedies being unsuccessful when addressing sexual violence. TAASA is a […]
Physician Data Analytics and Challenges in 2014 – Part 3
Last month, I commented on a recent article on the “Top 10 Challenges Facing Physicians in 2014” (by J. Bendix, D.R. Verdon, A. Ritchie, D. Marbury, in Medical Economics, 12/15/13.) and discussed 2014 as the year of cost controls and payer headaches. This month I would like to discuss how 2014 will be the year […]
The ICD-10 deadline is fast approaching!
The deadline to ICD-10 transition is Oct. 1, 2014. Please hurry as time is running out! Understandably, many hospitals are concerned with competing priorities rather than the ICD-10 transition. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), there will be no more delays. What does this mean for your organization? The days of […]
David Hira to serve as keynote speaker at luncheon
Popular illusionist David Hira has been signed to serve as keynote speaker for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s 18th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon, April 22 in the main ballroom of Irving Convention Center. Hira’s signing supports the 2014 theme “Great Employees Bring Magic to Healthcare.” Hira’s love for magic began when he […]
Employee of the Year Nominee Forms now available
A celebration of dedicated North Texas hospital employees, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s 18th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon will take place April 22 at the Irving Convention Center. A reception begins at 11 a.m. followed by the luncheon and awards from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Nominees are now being accepted in all categories and […]
Physician Data Analytics and Challenges in 2014 – Part 2
Last month, I commented on a recent article on the “Top 10 Challenges Facing Physicians in 2014” (by J. Bendix, D.R. Verdon, A. Ritchie, D. Marbury, in Medical Economics, 12/15/13) and discussed 2014 as the year of government mandates. This month I would like to discuss how 2014 will be the year for cost control […]
UTSW hosts rewarding global health program
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) hosted a rewarding two-day symposium on global health, February 8-9. This educational event was a great learning and brain-storming session for dedicated weekend attendees! The 3rd Annual UTSW Office of Global Health Conference covered many key best practices including evidence-based health programs and measuring the impact of […]
Big Data in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The news of Johnson and Johnson making clinical data available to Yale School of Medicine’s YODA project is a welcome move. Fourteen years ago, the creation of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHC Foundation) was based on a similar core idea of centralizing patient data for storage and analysis. North Texas hospital systems created […]
“Big Data” promise in healthcare
Healthcare stakeholders have shown a welcoming response towards “Big Data.” There appears to be common consensus on the revolutionary potential of Big Data in healthcare. For several years, the industry has been struggling to find ways to cope with emergency room (ER) overcrowding, patient safety, cultural competency, quality of care, legal implications and financial burdens […]