The official agenda of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Information Quality Services Center’s (IQSC) first annual data educational event “Healthcare Data: Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive” was announced today. The event is set for Thursday, November 16 at Texas Woman’s University in Dallas. The seminar, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will highlight nationally known speakers […]
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New speaker added to IQSC Nov. 16 event
Robert Felps, the CISO of Third Rock and CEO of Felps, LLC, was announced today as the newest speaker added to the agenda of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Information Quality Services Center (IQSC) first annual educational event on November 16 at Texas Woman’s University in Dallas. Titled “Healthcare Data: Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive,” the […]
Foundation’s IQSC to host first annual data seminar on Nov. 16
With Big Data rapidly revolutionizing healthcare, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Information Quality Services Center (IQSC) announced today it would host its first annual data educational event on Thursday, November 16 at Texas Woman’s University in Dallas. Titled “Healthcare Data: Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive,” the seminar will highlight nationally known speakers from across the U.S. […]
Foundation data combined with asthma-related Twitter study
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s hospital data was combined with an analysis of real-time Twitter data to project population-level asthma ED visits and hospital admissions, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting last week in Baltimore. Researchers used Twitter location data to isolate tweets from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and […]
We are protecting your valuable data
By Kristin Jenkins, President of the DFW Hospital Council Foundation Last year seemed to be filled with stories about healthcare data breaches. According to the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology (ONC), more than 113 million individuals were affected by breaches in 2015, with hacking comprising nearly all of the incidents. In […]
Foundation discusses data and population health with HealthIT Analytics
In an article released today in HealthIT Analytics, DFW Hospital Council Foundation staff members discussed how population health could be influenced by big data. Theresa Mendoza, directory of quality, BI and data services, and Richard Howe, PhD, executive director of the North Texas Regional Extension Center, provided their expertise in the story penned by Jennifer […]
Foundation leaders quoted in AHIMA Blog
In an April 15 blog in the Journal of AHIMA, the official publication of the American Health Information Management Association, a pair of Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation leaders were quoted due to their expertise in healthcare data. Theresa Mendoza, director of quality, BI and data services for the Foundation, and Richard Howe, PhD, executive […]
Texas to implement an All-Payer Claims Database
You may be scratching your head and asking “What is an All-Payer Claims Database (APCD)?” It is a large-scale database that collects health care data from many payer sources. It includes claims from hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies and labs. It is typically created under a state mandate and in Texas that would be Senate Bill […]