Your final chance to register for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s (DFWHC Foundation) annual Patient Safety Summit, “Health Crusaders, Call for Quality,” is rapidly approaching. The event takes place August 16-17 at the Hurst Conference Center, at Highway 183 and Precinct Line Road, Hurst, Texas. Times are 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. August 16 […]
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Healthcare Legislative Primer
Healthcare Legislative Primer – How to find out what impacts care Medicaid funding and redistricting are big topics this year in the Texas Legislature. Issues impacting our communities’ health may be less familiar to you. Several major bills have been heard since the week of April 18 in the Senate and House. While most bills […]
Regional Master Patient Index (REMPI)
Research at the DFWHC Foundation is an adventure. I guess you could say I’m a nerd, but the claims database offers exciting research possibilities. We have a regional master patient index (REMPI) that amazingly tracks patients across time, hospitals and payors. An ID number is assigned to patients allowing us to follow them at hospitals […]