A study prepared for the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) by Merritt Hawkins exposing major gaps in Texas’ physician workforce was noted in a story this morning in D Healthcare Daily on the new medical degree program to be offered by the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNT) […]
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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 […]
Physician Data Analytics – Value of Claims Data
By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director of NTREC Last month I discussed how your electronic health record (EHR) and analytics tools could impact the long-term revenue of your practice and why you should consider getting into data analytics. This month I would like to review how just using claims data can have a positive impact […]
NTREC’s Howe details physician shortage
Dr. Richard Howe, executive director of the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC), was interviewed by HealthLeaders Media earlier this month on the physician shortage in Texas. The story was prompted by the release of a survey commissioned by the NTREC and conducted by Merritt Hawkins detailing the alarming shortage of […]
Physician Data Analytics – Impact on Revenue
By Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director of the North Texas Regional Extension Center Over the last several months, I discussed some basic rules of the road for improving use of your electronic health record (EHR) and how your EHR could support a clinical research project. So, how does your EHR relate to physician analytics, and […]
Physician Data Analytics – Use in a Hypertension and Diabetes Case Study
Blog by Richard Howe, PhD, Executive Director, North Texas Regional Extension Center Over the last two months, I discussed some basic “rules of the road” for improving use of your electronic health record (EHR). This month I would like to describe how an EHR, along with a data analytics tool, could be used to support […]
Physician shortage! – Foundation study detailed by D Healthcare Daily
A study produced by the DFW Hospital Council Foundation, the North Texas Regional Extension Center and Merritt Hawkins revealing a statewide shortage in physicians was detailed this morning in a D Healthcare Daily story. You can read the full article here.
New study shows major gaps in Texas’ physician workforce
IRVING, Texas – One hundred and eighty-five (185) Texas counties with a combined population equal to or greater than 21 individual states have no general psychiatrist, while 158 Texas counties with a combined population equal to or greater than 14 individual states have no general surgeon, according to a new report. Entitled “The Physician Workforce […]
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 […]
Physician Data Analytics – Improving Your EHR for Patient Care and Population Health (Part 1)
Blog by Richard Howe, PhD Last month, I discussed the return on investment (ROI) of using physician data analytics for population health. This month I want to cover some of the basic things you can do to enhance your electronic health record (EHR) for population health. The idea is to setup and use your EHR […]