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Foundation Mission Continually improve the community’s health by promoting safe, high quality, the community cost effective, accessible, and equitable healthcare and by strengthening the healthcare workforce through education, Here’s to 2012 and the hope the research and collaboration. coming months signify quality Foundation Vision work and exciting new research. Become the community resource to The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) create new knowledge, insight and wisdom for the continuous improvement Foundation will begin its new year with funding of healthcare. designed to improve patient care in hospitals and attack
Foundation Trustees the community-wide problems associated with North Ron Anderson Texas diabetes. Parkland Health & Hospital System The North Texas Regional Extension Center
Dr. Paul Convery (NTREC) deserves a round of applause as they achieved Baylor Health Care System 100 percent of their 2011 goal of enrolling physicians in programs to meet meaningful use. NTREC was the Ruben Esquivel UT Southwestern Medical Center first group in Texas to achieve its complete goal thanks to the hard work of Director Mike Alverson and his Harvey Fishero Kristin Jenkins JD, FACHE entire team. Chair of the Foundation Board President, DFWHC Foundation The DFWHC Foundation Patient Safety and Quality Senior Vice President, DFWHC Dr. Kathleen Forbes Committee has restructured its offerings to support UNT Health Science Center new Hospital Engagement Network activities. These
W. Stephen Love were contracted to the DFWHC Foundation and 25 other entities across the country. DFWHC This new initiative will work towards improving 12 hospital-acquired conditions and preventable readmissions. More than $1 million dollars per year for the next two years Chuck Lyles Dell Systems were provided by CMS for these activities. The DFWHC Foundation Community Health Collaborative, led by Larry Dr. Matthew Murray Tubb, senior vice president at Cook Children’s Health Care System and the DFWHC Texas Christian University Foundation's Summer Collins, MPH, have approved a three-year community plan to Dr. Elizabeth Poster address the causes and care of patients with diabetes in North Texas. We expect this plan UT Arlington School of Nursing to guide this project for years to come, with more than 20 organizations from five counties
Warren Rutherford providing endorsements. Trustee The North Texas Regional Health Information Exchange (NTHIE) has officially
Dr. Merlyn Sayers launched its real-time exchange of patient information. The DFWHC Foundation Carter Bloodcare will support NTHIE’s effort by sharing its data management and business intelligence. Through the North Texas Accountable Healthcare Partnership, the work of NTHIE will Pam Stoyanoff Methodist Health System mean better care for less cost in the years to come. Finally, the DFWHC Foundation is pursuing the launch of a regionally-shared Dr. Scott Robins Society for Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Certified Registry through the Texas Quality HCA North Texas Division Initiative. Hospitals and surgeons have been pursuing this initiative for more than a Dr. Ferdinand T. Velasco year. The DFWHC Foundation is looking forward to launching this project with the Texas Health Resources participation of Baylor Health Care System, Texas Health Resources, HCA North Texas,
How to contact us UT Southwestern and Methodist Health System. All North Texas hospitals participating 972-717-4279 in STS registry work are invited to participate. [email protected] Please contact me at [email protected] with any questions. As always, we appreciate your support and Happy New Year. NEW DFWHC and DFWHC FOUNDATION SPEAKERS BUREAU
With more than 100 years of combined healthcare expertise beneath its roof, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) and the DFWHC Foundation decided to pool its talent and form its first-ever speakers bureau. These knowledgeable executives are available to North Texas organizations at no cost to speak on a variety of subjects including accountable care organizations, Medicare/Medicaid updates, hospital public reporting, health information exchange, background screening and anti-trust Kristin Jenkins compliance. Speakers include W. Stephen Love, DFWHC president and chief executive officer; Kristin Jenkins, DFWHC executive vice president and Foundation president; Eric Summer Collins Scott, GroupOne vice president; Suzanne Smith, DFWHC compensation and benefits manager; Harmona Epps, DFWHC grants compliance administrator; and Summer Collins, Foundation director of research. Speaker profiles and their individual topics can be found at DFWHC’s new website at www.dfwhc.org/speakers-bureau. For more information, please call 972-719-4900. CONGRATULATIONS Master of Science in Health Care Administration Fall 2011 Graduating Cohort
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CMS awards $2.1 million to Foundation over two years
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council #HHSM-500-2012-00025C, entitled "Hospital Engagement Foundation ( d f w H C F o u n d at i o n ) Contractor for Partnership for Patients Initiative") designates the announced in December it was awarded $2.1 million DFWHC Foundation as one of 26 official Hospital Engagement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) over two Contractors. The DFWHC Foundation will be expected to years to provide regional education, training and measurement of design and conduct training events for hospitals addressing improvement of healthcare acquired conditions and readmissions adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, for up to 77 hospitals. central line-associated blood stream infections, injuries from The award is part of the National Partnership for Patients falls or immobility, obstetrical adverse events, pressure ulcers, Campaign, a project created by the U.S. Department of Health surgical site infections, venous thrombosis, ventilator-associated and Human Services to help hospitals and health care providers pneumonia and preventable readmissions. improve care. Funding of $500 million, made available by the “We are honored to be named as an official Hospital Affordable Care Act, is being distributed nationally by CMS’s Engagement Contractor,” said Kristin Jenkins, president of the Innovation Center through solicitation and other procurements DFWHC Foundation. “We anticipate these training events for federal contracts. will save Texas hospitals in education costs for many years. “The DFWHC Foundation is pleased to participate in the Additionally, the information we share will be nationally vetted hospital engagement contractor process with CMS,” said W. and provided through content experts from CMS.” Stephen Love, president and chief executive officer of DFWHC. The DFWHC Foundation’s training events will establish “We have actively supported the Partnership for Patients initiative and measure improvement projects in local hospitals. The since its inception in April of 2011.” activities will be designed to achieve reductions in the ten core Partnership for Patients is a “priority project” designed to events and produce measurable improvements. The DFWHC reduce inpatient harm by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 Foundation’s success with the monetary award will be assessed percent over the next three years. The award (contract number through measurements of the incidence of the core events. Save the Date
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Join us for an afternoon honoring some of the best and brightest hospital employees in North Texas
The 16th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon April 19, 2012 Reception 11:00 a.m. Luncheon 12:00-2:00 p.m. Arlington Convention Center
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Benefiting the DFWHC Foundation Workforce Center guest speaker For information Drew Pearson contact: Chris Wilson historic Dallas Cowboys receiver and at [email protected] 2011 inductee into the Ring of Honor Drew Pearson to serve as speaker at April 19 Employee of the Year Luncheon A celebration of North Texas hospital employees, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation’s (DFWHC Foundation) 16th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon is set for April 19 at the Arlington Convention Center. The 2012 winners will be announced at the event from a pool of more than 50 nominees. In honor of the many thrilling championship memories provided by area sports teams in 2011, this year's theme will be "Healthcare Champions Among Us." Serving as guest speaker is famed Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson. For 16 years, the Employee of the Year Luncheon has been an opportunity to salute the North Texas hospital workforce, a crucial group of employees making a difference in the health of our residents. Nominees are selected by hospitals and introduced at the event. In the fashion of an awards show, recipients will be announced and asked to come to the stage to receive their honor. Nominees are separated into four categories including hospitals between 0-99 beds, hospitals between 100-250 beds, hospitals between 251-499 beds and hospitals with more than 500 beds. Two recipients are selected from each category. Additional honors include the Community Service Award, Physician Award, the Hospital System Award and the Rex McRae Scholarship. Pearson was selected as a free agent by the Cowboys in 1973 where he rose to become one of the team’s greatest wide receivers, earning the nickname “Mr. Clutch” for his numerous game-winning catches in close Platinum games. He was a part of one of the most famous catches in NFL history when he grabbed the “Hail Mary” Sponsors: reception from Roger Staubach that sealed a 17-14 victory in a 1975 playoff game versus the Minnesota Fulbright & Vikings. He caught the game-winning touchdown in a hotly-contested 1973 playoff game versus the Los Jaworski, LLP Angeles Rams and the game-winning touchdown from reserve quarterback Clint Longley in the 1974 Thanksgiving game against the Washington Redskins. All three plays were named among the Top 75 plays GroupOne in NFL history in 1994. Services, Inc. Pearson had a total of 489 receptions, 7,822 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns in a career spanning 1973-1983 exclusively with the Cowboys. He was named an All-Pro three times and was named to the Gold NFL’s 1970s All-Decade Team. In 2011, Pearson was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys’ exclusive Ring of Sponsor: Honor. CampbellWilson LLP "We're looking forward to Drew's appearance at this year's Luncheon," said Kristin Jenkins, president of the DFWHC Foundation. "He's such a great local celebrity who understands the importance of hard Media work, dedication and sacrifice. We believe his inspirational message will benefit all of the noted healthcare Sponsors: employees in attendance." Konica Minolta Award nomination forms will be mailed to hospitals in February. Executive and Hospital sponsorship packets are now available. Tickets will go on sale in March. For information, contact Kristin Alexander or Chris Wilson at 972-719-4900. Around DFWHC Foundation
The North Texas Regional Workforce Collaborative includes (front row, l to r) Mary Prascher of HCA North Texas, Denet Jones of Texas Health Resources, Dana Cates of Texas Health Resources, Steve Melton of HCA, Kim Ortiz of Baylor Health Care System, (back row) Sally Williams of the DFWHC Foundation, Neguiel Francis of the DFWHC Foundation, Lori Morgan of Orca Eyes, Diane Whiting of Baylor Health Care System, Jay Salapong of HCA and Jared Hooste of Baylor Health Care System. North Texas collaborative formed to address future workforce shortages
The establishment of the profound impact on organizations.” Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council North Texas Regional With an aging workforce and a (DFWHC) Foundation Workforce Healthcare Workforce declining pool of young talents, this Center has been tasked with leading Planning Collaborative unprecedented shift required the this effort and has recruited several (NTRHWPC) in 2011 has changed implementation of the first regional other hospital systems to participate. how area hospitals understand the workforce planning tool – SonarVision2, Having regional benchmarking data and local impact of attrition, workforce created by OrcaEyes, a Texas-based partnering with regional colleges and aging, retirement, diversity and other technology company. Hospitals can now universities, the DFWHC Foundation demographic attributes. better understand and manage the metrics Workforce Center hopes to assist hospitals According to U.S. Labor of the region’s healthcare workforce to plan for the right workforce at the right Department data, a workforce shortage landscape through data analysis. time, delivering the most efficient quality is fast approaching that will impact every More than 40 hospitals are and cost effective patient care. healthcare organization. This data was participating, representing some of North For additional information, please supported by a PricewaterhouseCoopers, Texas’ largest hospitals systems including contact Neguiel Francis at nfrancis@ LLP report stating “We can expect a Baylor Health Care System, HCA North dfwhcfoundation.org or Sally Williams significant talent crunch with a potentially Texas and Texas Health Resources. The at [email protected]. ntrec is only Texas center to achieve 100% of enrollment goal
The North Texas Regional Extension chair, are practicing physicians appointed by the Texas Medical Center (NTREC) announced in December it had officially Association, a strong supporter of NTREC. Three additional enrolled 1,498 providers, achieving 100 percent of its enrollment extension centers were approved for Texas. goal. NTREC, with a mission to provide education and assistance “Assuming a successful evaluation, we expect to move to promote “meaningful use” by physicians when implementing forward with new goals during our third and fourth years,” Electronic Health Records (EHR), was the first group in Texas Alverson said. “NTREC and the nation’s RECs will soon turn to achieve its complete goal. their attention towards helping enrolled providers move through “Our staff deserves a round of applause as they worked implementation, or Milestone 2, and meaningful use, which is tirelessly towards this goal,” said Mike Alverson, executive Milestone 3.” director of NTREC. “We’re excited to be on schedule on our EHR implementation, has been reached by 33% of the mission to improve the quality of healthcare services in the region NTREC providers. NTREC anticipates achieving 50% of this by accelerating the use of electronic health records. Our goal is goal by March. NTREC has 12% (or double the national average) to continue enrollment while pursuing new milestones.” of its targeted providers who have achieved Milestone 3. Established by the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council NTREC has received the endorsements of the Southwest Foundation, NTREC was funded by an 2010 grant from the Physician Associates, the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. the Patient Physician Network of Plano. NTREC assists physicians in 42 North Texas counties in For more information, please contact NTREC at 469-648- implementing EHR. Three board members, including the board 5140, or visit www.NTREC.org.