The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation was spotlighted in the July 25 issue of Modern Healthcare magazine. The special edition, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the national publication, detailed market profiles across the country. Page 10 was devoted to Dallas-Fort Worth with the story “Cutting Readmissions: Index allows hospitals to track high-risk patients.” Penned […]
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DFWHC Foundation Featured in
Patient Safety Summit
“Beat the Heat” Vendor Special
DFWHC Foundation Video Debut
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation debuts its new highlight video. Participants include Dr. Ruben Amarasingham of Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dr. Elizabeth Poster of UT Arlington School of Nursing, David Tesmer of Texas Health Resources, Dr. Katie Cardarelli of UNT Health Science Center and Carl Towns, a graduate of UT Arlington School […]
Patient Safety Summit Agenda, Aug.10-11
What I Did Not Know about Antibiotic Resistance
Recently, I attended an educational event hosted by the DFWHC Foundation involving Antibiotic Stewardship. Dr. Ed Septimus, Director of Infection Prevention and Epidemiology at HCA Healthcare System, gave a wonderful presentation that even I, who am not a clinician by trade, gained some valuable insight. As a regular healthcare consumer, I am aware of new […]
DFWHHRA to Host July 27 Webinar
The Dallas-Fort Worth Healthcare Human Resources Association (DFWHHRA) will present the webinar “Lean, Just-In-Time Recruiting and the Seven Deadly Sins of Waste in Recruiting,” July 27 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. David Szary, with Lean Human Capital, will provide advice on proactive hiring solutions. Szary is a leading authority on developing radical, just-in-time recruitment solutions […]
CMS Grant
Care transition to prevent readmissions has become a hot topic for hospitals. Recently, I met with some hospital people to discuss a CMS grant for Tarrant County and there were people from Dallas and Cleburne! I was very surprised by the enthusiasm of the entire group. Quality of care is a fundamental concern for all […]
Patient Safety Summit –
Early Bird Deadline Extended Through July 15
On August 10 and 11th, the Foundation is hosting our Annual Patient Safety Summit at the exciting Irving Convention Center. We hope you can join us for this great opportunity to discuss future trends in patient safety with prominent national leaders. Our robust line-up of speakers include John Nance, Dr. Michael Leonard, Dr. Steven Berkowitz and […]
New Geo-Mapping Software
Responding to a recent request utilizing the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s database and the new geo-mapping software, we created a Dallas County map detailing Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) patients. MRSA is a bacterial infection highly resistant to antibiotics. The two types of MRSA are healthcare and community associated. Healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) occurs in […]
Present On Admission (POA)
THCIC releases to the public yearly quality reports for each of the hospitals based on the Agency for Healthcare Quality (AHRQ) indicators. Currently, those reports do not take into account the possibility of certain diagnosis, such as an infection, that might have been present on admission. This could be intrepreted incorrectly and appear to be […]