10.27.11 LAPHIE, the Louisiana Public Health Information Exchange, is an electronic system that links the Louisiana Office of Public Health, or OPH, with seven of the state-run general hospitals, both in-patient units and out-patient clinics. The system is used to find patients being sought by the OPH for beginning or continuing treatment for HIV/AIDS, active tuberculosis and/or syphilis, who are being seen at one of the state-run general hospitals for various medical reasons. The system is completely electronic and believed to be unique in scale in the United States at this time. More information on LAPHIE can be found here. Questions can also be answered via email by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , project manager, LSU Healthcare Services Division.