In October, I was speaking at Children’s Medical Center at Legacy about data results on emergency room (ER) overcrowding in North Texas. Generally, people expect uninsured, Medicare and Medicaid patients to make more ER visits due to their lack of access to a primary healthcare provider. We also discussed the excessive use of the ER […]
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Foundation White Paper on ER visits now available
Following an extensive effort to investigate North Texas Emergency Room (ER) usage, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHC Foundation) has announced the release of its new white paper “Emergency Room Visits in North Texas: A Comprehensive Overview and Frequent Flyer Analysis to Identify Disparities.” Before examining area ER usage, information was extracted from the […]
Health and Happiness Can Be Contagious
This summer I took a road trip with my family and was amazed at how some of the cities and areas we visited seemed to naturally promote a more active community lifestyle. I have personally lived here in Texas for more than 25 years and have grown use to the cement, lack of sidewalks in […]
Meaningful Use in 2014
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) HealthIT.gov has an excellent article on Meaningful Use in 2014 by Steven Posnack which I highly recommend. Reference duly noted. Here’s the gist. • Does Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) change in 2014? The year 2014 does mean a slightly restructured MU Stage 1. […]
Foundation employees volunteer in honor of JFK
Employee volunteers of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHC Foundation) participated in “Ask Not: The Dallas County Day of Service” yesterday in Dallas. They were part of a huge contingent of volunteers throughout the county planting trees, moving statues and cleaning area homes in honor of the county-wide service day memorializing the 50th anniversary […]
Physician Data Analytics and Mobile Patient Monitoring
Last month, I discussed population health and how that would relate to your Electronic Health Records (EHR) and data analytics. What about remote monitoring of your patients? Can this really fit into physician data analytics? Obviously, there are many patient data elements you can measure and track while the patient is in your office. What […]
Walk to Stop Diabetes – Nov. 16
The special “Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes” event will be held this Saturday, Nov. 16 at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie. This is a great opportunity to not only support an important cause, but to obtain exercise on a fine Saturday morning. For more information, please click the graphic below. Do you have diabetes? […]
Location of DFWHC Foundation meeting with Dr. Ring moved
Due to strong attendance, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation Nov. 6 educational event “DFW Cardiac Surgery Center-Specific Data” from 2:00-4:30 p.m. has been moved to the Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas. You can find directions here: http://www.clubcorp.com/Clubs/Hackberry-Creek-Country-Club/About-the-Club/Directions-Hours. Dr. W Steves Ring, Co-Chair of the Texas Quality Initiative Research Committee and Professor […]
Unplug, Shutdown and Reboot
My day starts at 4:45 a.m. every weekday morning when I hear my son’s alarm go off in his room, only to be followed at 5:00 a.m. with my alarm and at least three more alarms going off in my house by 6:30 a.m. At some point, I send text messages, listen to voicemails and […]
Just five days until the Nov. 5 “Meaningful Use” Summit
It is just five days until “It’s Time: Meaningful Use Healthcare Summit,” Nov. 5. The special educational event is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Konica Minolta offices, 14800 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75254. This summit is free to attendees and lunch will be provided, but you must pre-register. You can […]