IEEE Dallas Consultants Network: Our Next Event
*Award Winning: 2018 & 2019 Most Active Society Dallas Section*
2024 IEEE Consultants Network Volunteers of the Year:
David Stephens * Steve Ruzic * Joe Miller
IEEE Dallas Consultants Network Meeting
DATE: April 14, 2025.
Please RSVP early so we can accommodate as many people as possible. Please invite your friends to join you!!!!!! THIS WILL BE A VERY INTERESTING PROGRAM!
TIME: 6:15 pm
SPEAKER: Dr. Neil S. Fleming, Clinical Professor of Health Services Research (HSR at the Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University
TOPIC: Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Delivery
Brief Description: Dr. Fleming will discuss how data are collected/extracted, transformed and loaded to be used in statistical and machine learning models to create algorithms to improve healthcare delivery and better clinical decision making.
Bio: Dr. Neil Fleming is Clinical Professor of Health Services Research (HSR) in the Robbins Institute for Health Policy and Leadership (RIHPL) at the Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University. He was founding director of the PhD Program in HSR. He was formerly Vice-President of Quantitative Sciences in the Center for Clinical Effectiveness, Baylor Scott & White Health until 2019. As VP of Quantitative Sciences, he managed the Biostatistics and Advanced Analytics/Health Economics corporate resources with research/teaching-related and operational activities. He was Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the Baylor Health Care System (BHCS) STEEEP Global Institute, and BHCS Vice President for Health Care Research. His research has focused on financial and clinical outcomes related to health care interventions including those involving health information technology, patient-centered medical homes, standardizing care, and inpatient discharge transitional care to improve quality. Much of this research received Federal and private funding. Prior to joining BHCS, he was a Statistician at the US Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics and a Medical Consultant for the Electronic Data Systems on the Texas Medicaid Program. He spent over 20 years as President of Health Care Systems Consultants, focusing on health care costs and utilization, especially in the area of managed care from financial and actuarial perspectives with clients such as the Health Care Financing Administration’s Office of Prepaid Health Care from both Federal Qualification and Compliance perspectives. Dr. Fleming was a member of AcademyHealth’s Methods and Data Council from 2016 to 2023; as well as a Commissioner on the Accreditation Council of CAHME. He has over 45 years’ experience in health care services research and cross-industry statistical modeling. Dr. Fleming received a B.S.in Mathematics and both MA and PhD degrees in Sociology (Health Services Research) from Vanderbilt University.
LOCATION: Rockfish Grill: 7639 Campbell Rd #800, Dallas, TX 75248
(972) 267-8979
They have a private room for IEEE.
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Monday Night’s meeting:
LOCATION: Rockfish Grill: 7639 Campbell Rd #800, Dallas, TX 75248
(972) 267-8979
They have a private room for IEEE. ______________________________________________________
SAVE THE DATE CONSULTANTS NETWORK MEETING:
2025
January 13. David Munson Jr. Making the World Carbon Negative While Using Oil & Gas
February 10: Richard Margolin: Entrepreneur Success
March 10: Lauren Gillan, Simple Lifestyle Hacks for Increasing Your Energy and Boosting Your Mood, www.LaurenGillan.com
April 14: Dr. Neil S Fleming, AI In Healthcare
May 12 Yeshwant Muthusamy, Ph.D., Owner and Principal, Yeshvik Solutions, LLC www.yeshvik.com Responsible and Ethical AI for Business
June 9: David Tuite, Hearing Technology
NO MEETINGS IN JULY OR AUGUST
September 8. Bill Byrom, North Texas Renewable Energy Group meeting coordinator, Residential Solar Power Systems – Theory and Example of a Net Zero Energy Home
October 13
November 10: 2026 Planning Meeting
December 8: Holiday Meeting: Volunteer of the Year Awards
Possible topics: Quantum Computing (UTD)
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PLANS WHEN WE MEET IN PERSON
Time: Meeting starts:
Social/Networking 6: 15pm
Dinner 6:30 pm Program-7:00 pm.
Cover: Only For a face-to-face meeting, Includes dinner and drink
$10 for IEEE CN Members, additional guest of CN member: $10 if you RSVP by the Friday before the meeting
$15 for IEEE Members
$20 NON IEEE Member
CN Membership: $30
Rockfish Grill: 7639 Campbell Rd #800, Dallas, TX 75248
(972) 267-8979
They have a private room for IEEE.
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IEEE Consultants Network Member Volunteer Award Winners:
Ted Houston
Joe Miller
Steve Ruzic
David Stephens
CONSULTANTS NETWORK OFFICERS
Maura Schreier-Fleming, Chairman
David Stephens, Secretary/Treasurer
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OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS:
The Dallas Section maintains a webpage which includes a calendar of events.
1. CN member, Ted Houston is an Award winning artist. Ted’s art work can be found at Ted Houston Art
See Ted’s work on Instagram with the name tedhoustonart.
Google tedhoustonart to see more images.
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