DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation President Kristin Jenkins will discuss “Value Equation for Information Exchanges: Outcomes and Analytics” during an April 7 conference at Texas Woman’s University (TWU) in Dallas. Jenkins is one of 12 speakers during “Engaged, Competent Health Care: It Takes a Community … and Informatics,” an inaugural conference emphasizing the future of […]
Posts Tagged ‘Affordable Care Act’
UT Dallas to host “Healthcare Policy in the Trump Administration” on Feb. 6
The University of Texas Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management will host the educational event “Healthcare Policy in the Trump Administration” on February 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Davidson Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, the seminar will be highlighted by a panel discussion to include Dr. Michael Burgess […]
Report reveals Texas Medicaid expansion would improve behavioral health care
In Texas, 406,000 uninsured people with a mental illness or substance use disorder had incomes that could qualify them for expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act in 2014. A report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services yesterday revealed the state of Texas would greatly improve access to behavioral health services […]
Report shows Medicaid expansion can improve behavioral health care access
Nearly two million low-income uninsured people with a substance use disorder or a mental illness lived in states that had not yet expanded Medicaid in 2014. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that states can greatly improve access to behavioral health services for residents by expanding Medicaid under […]
Free seminars on Affordable Care Act set for December
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Dallas-Fort Worth District Office will hold its annual briefing on the Affordable Care Act during a series of free seminars December 1 in Arlington, December 3 in Dallas and December 8 in Mesquite. The seminars will provide an overview and educate small business owners on the Affordable Healthcare Act. Representatives […]
Insure Health, Insure Texas!
With open enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace having kicked off November 1, the DFW Hospital Council Foundation would like to recommend one of the easiest and most user-friendly sites at http://insurehealthtx.org/. “Insure Health, Insure Texas” is a campaign spearheaded by the Texas Hospital Association and implemented by hospitals with the goal of increasing the […]
For Community Health Needs Assessments, the Foundation is here to help
Is your organization ready for its next Community Health Needs Assessment? Let the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation get you there. If you have not taken steps towards fulfilling this Affordable Care Act requirement, wait no longer. Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) are mandated every three years and require considerable time and resources. The DFWHC […]
Sign Up and Speak Out!
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 […]
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 […]