Trinity University HCAD Herald

This past week, Trinity HCAD students had the chance to enjoy the annual tradition of attending the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress in Chicago. This fun ritual allows first-year students to bond with their classmates, meet and learn from ACHE's community of executives, connect with Trinity alumni, prepare for Preceptor's Conference with mock interviews and experience the city of Chicago. All 23 of the first-year on campus students attended the event along with the Trinity HCAD faculty and a number of the second-year students, who are currently in their year-long residency. There were over 100 education and networking sessions so students were busy meeting with healthcare professionals and graduate students from across the country. Hopefully these connections will turn into friendships as students advance in their careers.  Trinity professor, Dr. Amer Kaissi, won ACHE's Book of the Year for his book Intangibles: The Unexpected Tr...

What is the issue? Beginning from the first of this year, hospitals are required to post their chargemaster online in an effort to improve price transparency and empower patients. This ruling stems from the 2019 inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment system in which the CMS included the requirement for hospital to update their public price lists annually. CMS states , “ CMS encourages hospitals to undertake efforts to engage in consumer friendly communication of their charges to help patients understand what their potential financial liability might be for services they obtain at the hospital, and to enable patients to compare charges for similar services across hospitals. ” What does this mean for patients? In theory this sounds like a step in the right direction. Visible prices could mean that consumers can compare prices across hospitals and choose the best option for them. However, according to business news website Modern Healthcare , there is con...

October is notorious in south Texas for bringing rain but it also brings in some sunshine in the form of the annual Trinity HCAD Alumni Weekend! This time is a chance to celebrate the accomplishments of the Trinity HCAD family and reconnect across the alumni network. Trinity Alumni Coordinator Elizabeth Ford worked with HCAD Alumni Association President Heidi Pandya to host a series of events across the two days. There was a great turnout as graduates reconnected and met with the students. Some of the first year students Alumni reconnecting at the event The first of these events was a Thursday night dinner at Pearl Studio to recognize our 2018 Duce Award recipient Sally Deitch and Momentum Award recipients Holly and Peyton Elliot. Mrs.Deitch warmly accepted her award with a speech thanking her parents and husband. The Elliots gave a shared speech on the value that Trinity had added to their lives and what the award meant to them. Additionally at the dinner we thanked ...