The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation released the new white paper “Readmissions in North Texas: A Comprehensive Overview of Statistics, Demographics and Charges to Identify Disparities 2013-2015” this week detailing hospital readmission trends in the region. Published by Dr. Sushma Sharma, the director of public and population health research in the DFWHC Foundation, the report […]
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Foundation in New Mexico to address “Border Readmission”
The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation in association with the Texas Hospital Association, the New Mexico Hospital Association and the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) is hosting a “Border Readmission Symposium” in Las Cruces, New Mexico today. The event, sponsored by HIIN, has attracted more than 65 attendees. The purpose of the symposium is to […]
Foundation database detailed in online feature story
Research shows that congestive heart failure patients using a patient portal offered by a hospital or physician practice have higher engagement rates, lower hospitalization and readmission rates, according to an online story penned by Joseph Goedert in Health Data Management. The research was achieved by utilizing data from the DFW Hospital Council Foundation’s database, with […]
Foundation white paper on readmissions inspired by Dr. Ron Anderson
Due to his inspiration and assistance, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s white paper “Readmissions in North Texas: A Comprehensive Overview of Statistics, Demographics and Charges to Identify Disparities” released this week was dedicated to Dr. Ron Anderson, former president/CEO of Parkland Health and Hospital System who died September 11. A member of the […]
Readmission Analysis across the Region
Several years ago the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHC Foundation) started using an Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) system to connect patient visits across the region’s major hospital systems. This allowed hospitals to better understand readmissions and patterns in the region. Through extensive work with regional data users, the DFWHC Foundation has created […]
Thirty-day mortality rate for regional facilities
For several years now the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHC Foundation) has been able to replicate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 30-day, all-cause readmission measures for congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction (AMI) and pneumonia (PN). What has been missing is information on patients who have expired within the 30-day period without […]
Research on 2011 Readmissions available
In a readmissions report created by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation (DFWHC Foundation) in August, claims data in 2011 for hospitalizations of patients 18 years and older from 77 acute care facilities was analyzed with surprising results. Readmission rates, characteristics, patient age, gender, ethnicity, discharge status, payer and diagnoses were included in the study. […]
DFWHC Foundation Featured in
Modern Healthcare Magazine
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation was spotlighted in the July 25 issue of Modern Healthcare magazine. The special edition, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the national publication, detailed market profiles across the country. Page 10 was devoted to Dallas-Fort Worth with the story “Cutting Readmissions: Index allows hospitals to track high-risk patients.” Penned […]
CMS Grant
Care transition to prevent readmissions has become a hot topic for hospitals. Recently, I met with some hospital people to discuss a CMS grant for Tarrant County and there were people from Dallas and Cleburne! I was very surprised by the enthusiasm of the entire group. Quality of care is a fundamental concern for all […]