Posts Tagged ‘best practices’

Foundation reps visit TN Hospital Association for national HQIC event

It was a road trip to Nashville as representatives of the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation visited the Tennessee Hospital Association headquarters for a national Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor (HQIC) event on June 6. Patti Taylor, director of quality and patient safety, and Harmona Epps, grant compliance administrator, represented the DFWHC Foundation. Since 2020, the […]

DFWHC and Heart Health Community webinar “The Future of Heart Health Education” in two days!

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Heart Health Community, LLC will co-host the live webinar “The Future of Heart Health Education” in just two days this Thursday, May 18 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., CDT. Register today! Stephen Page, chairman/CEO of Hearth Health Community, will serve as keynote speaker with Stephen Love, president/CEO at […]

DFWHC and FORVIS to host May 25 webinar “Defensible Pricing in the Age of Transparency”

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and FORVIS will co-host the live webinar “Defensible Pricing in the Age of Transparency: The Importance of Strategic Pricing Development and Rate Benchmarking” on Thursday, May 25 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., CT. Speakers will include Beth Mullins, Principal in the FORVIS Healthcare Finance Practice; Alicia Faust, Director, Healthcare […]

DFWHC and Konica Minolta webinar “The Future of Hospital Security” this Thursday!

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and a national expert from Konica Minolta will co-host the live webinar “The Future of Hospital Security” in just two days this Thursday, May 11 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., CDT. Sooketoo Bhuta, director of product development at Konica Minolta Video Solutions will serve as keynote speaker; with special […]

Analysis finds hospital-acquired conditions declined by nearly one million

New data released January 29 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show reductions in hospital-acquired conditions such as adverse drug events and healthcare-associated infections helped prevent 20,500 hospital deaths and save $7.7 billion in health care costs from 2014-2017. AHRQ’s preliminary analysis estimates that […]

Oliveros and Kinney to chair Community Health Collaborative

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation hosted a North Texas Community Health Collaborative Board Meeting on March 21 at its headquarters in Irving to discuss strategic priorities for 2018. The board selected Catherine Oliveros, vice president of community health improvement at Texas Health Resources, as chair and Ashleigh Kinney, director of family services and child […]

One size does not fit all!

When did it ever become the popular notion that one size fits all? Almost everyone at some point or another has been in an uncomfortable situation. Choosing between one’s conscience or belief can make the job very stressful. In the clinical setting, best practices dictate certain steps called core measures be followed to the letter […]