Posts Tagged ‘emergency workers and trauma teams’

Foundation and CMS co-host event detailing EMTALA

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in association with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted the educational event “EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act): How to be Compliant” for more than 75 attendees yesterday in the main auditorium at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Dodjie Guioa, a […]

Foundation to host CMS event on EMTALA compliance

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in association with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting the educational event “EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act): How to be Compliant” on May 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the main auditorium at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children […]

DFWHC to co-host April 30 webinar on emergency center wait times

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) in coordination with 6SigmaTek will host the complimentary educational webinar “Decreasing Emergency Wait Times” on Tuesday, April 30 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This webinar will detail opportunities to decrease wait times, crowding, length of stay and overall chaos in hospital emergency departments. Solutions to increase efficiency, core measures, […]

Solheim Enterprises nursing course set for March 22-23 in Dallas

UT Southwestern will be hosting a Solheim Enterprises Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN®) Exam Preparation Course on Thursday and Friday, March 22-23 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Meadows Conference Center in Dallas. The course will offer lectures, graphics, videos and practice questions in many of the areas that are tested on the CEN […]

Five days until “Emergency Preparedness” – register today!

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in association with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) will be hosting the educational event “Emergency Preparedness: Regulation Implementation” on Tuesday, August 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. This complimentary event is intended for hospital executives, emergency […]

Foundation and CMS to host “Emergency Preparedness”

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in association with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) will be hosting the educational event “Emergency Preparedness: Regulation Implementation” on Tuesday, August 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. This complimentary event is intended for hospital executives, emergency […]

Foundation publishes paper in TPHA Journal on ER disparities

More than 65 percent of emergency (ED) visits could be treated in an out-patient venue, according to a paper authored by staff members of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation with assistance from the late Dr. Ron Anderson of Parkland Health & Hospital System. Titled “High Frequency Patient Analysis to Identify Disparities Associated with Emergency […]