Wednesday, May 30, 2012
01.03.12 After more than five years spent debating, arguing and questioning the construction of a multi-billion dollar medical complex in downtown New Orleans, work finally began in 2011.
And for the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the city moved one step closer toward repairing its long-suffering health care infrastructure.
The first significant step took place in September when the legislature's Joint Budget Committee gave final approval to a new financing plan that reduced the overall cost of the 424-bed University Medical Center by $100 million and its annual state appropriations from $100 million to $60 million.
Latest News
- Call for 2012 Excellence in Medical Journalism Awards Entries
- Bill Naming University Medical Center After Civil Rights Leader Passes House
- Vitter Amendment to Speed Generic Drugs to Market Fails
- LSMS President Blalock Interviewed by WRKF (Audio)
- La. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Medical Malpractice Cap
- Struggling With HIV Stigma in BR
- Sorting it Out
- Committees Advance Abortion Restriction Bills
- LSU System: Cuts Would Close Hospital Units
- Health Officials: Cuts to Inflict Pain
- Healthcare Cuts Likely
- Ochsner-Baton Rouge Adding Cancer Center
- Five Reasons Not to Create ObamaCare Exchange
- Community Health Dollars Needed in LA
- Private Medicaid Providers Enrolling in Northwest Louisiana
- Executives Detail Health Budget Cuts
- Metairie, Kenner Doctors Appointed to State Medicaid Drug Panel
- Health Center Gets $1M Federal Grant
- Medicare Disruptions Seen if Supreme Court Strikes Down Healthcare Law
- First-Year Physicians Can Receive Free Year of Membership in LSMS Through LAMMICO
- First-Year Med School Enrollment On Track for 30% Boost
- House Committee Rejects Expanded Role for Nurse Practitioners
- Louisiana Health Centers to Get Federal Grants to Expand
- CMS Issues Final Rule on Ordering and Referring Physician Enrollment
- Parish, City Lag in Health Rankings
- Budget Threatens Hospitals' Services
- DHH Looks at Direct-Care Fraud
- Boustany Backs Changing Law on Some Medicine Purchases
- Health Proposal Advances in Senate
- Cuts Force Changes in Mental Health Care
- Senators Approve Abortion Law Changes
- Audit Finds More Problems With Louisiana Medicaid Home-Care Programs
- Group Seeks Hospital for Veterans
- State Organizations, Business Community Voice Their Support for Subsitute to SB 143
- State Targets Premature Births
- Senate Panel Backs Abortion Procedure
- BP Oil Spill Medical Claims Settlement Covers Workers, Some Coastal Residents
- Pain Management Clinic Bill Heads to Senate Floor
- Cassidy Video: Obama, Romney Health Plans Similar
- State Says It Won't Delay Medicaid Claims
- Healthcare Gains, Losses Hinge on Court Decision
- Pair of Legislative Measures OK'd
- Proposal to Make Mental Health 'a Priority,' Panel Says
- Behaviorial Health Day Planned Next Month in Baton Rouge
- Teen Births Continue to Drop, La. Ranked 6th in the Nation
- Moving On Up: Woman's Hospital Details its Relocation Effort
- Baby Steps in the Understanding of Preemies
- Ochsner Health System Launches Central ICU Hub That Monitor Patients at Different Hospitals
- Doctor Panel Urges Fewer Tests For Patients
- Petition to Allow Seniors to See Any Doctor, Still Use Medicare
- Pinnacle to Host HIGLAS Educational Events in April
- Holcombe: National Study Shows Central Louisiana Has Significant Health Issues
- Pollution, Violence Hit BR Area Health Stats
- St. Tammany Healthiest Parish in State, Orleans is 60th, According to Study
- Health Leaders Speak to Industry Group
- Second Phase of BAYOU HEALTH Launched Sunday, Central La. Next
- Judge Forbids La. to Enforce Abortion Liability Law
- Pennington Biomedical Makes "Best Places" List
- New Orleans Children's Hospital Confirms Plan to Buy Empty Adolescent Hospital
- Pair of Deadlines Approaching
- $5.5 Million Available to New Orleans-Area Health Nonprofits
- Survivors Rally for Cancer Aid
- Funding Concerns Halt Defibrillator Mandate
- Parts of Act Are Too Ambiguous, DHH Head Says
- LSU Officials Lament Deficit in Medical Programs
- DHH Queried On Its Budget.
- La. Budget Chair Wants to Cut Health Care Increases
- La. Health Insurer to Levy 12 Percent Rate Increase
- La. Medicaid Trial Dates Set
- Healthcare Anguish
- Pennies 4 Pills Campaign
- Greenstein: Problems Won't Stop Health Plan
- Affordable Care Act Should Be Overturned, Some Louisiana Lawmakers Say
- House Passes 'Preserving Access to Healthcare Act'
- CMS Webinar Provides Intro and Overview of EHR Incentive Programs
- Advocacy Group Alleges Neglect at Louisiana Group Homes
- Politicos Jockey for Seats at Supreme Court Hearing on Health Care Law
- Louisiana's Medicaid Billing Snafu
- 42% of Louisiana's Medical Graduates Will Stay in the State For Further Training
- 63 Percent of LSUHSC New Orleans Medical Graduates Choose to Remain in LA
- CMS Announces 3010 Delay
- OLOL to Take Over Pediatric Services
- BR Area's AIDS Rate Tops in Nation
- New Orleans' Mental Health Crisis
- Payment Delays Mar Health System
- BREAKING NEWS: La. Supreme Court Rules Med Mal Cap is Constitutional
- ULM, Delta Partner in Nursing
- 2012 Health Care Heroes Announced
- BP Oil Spill Health Settlement Details Are Still a Mystery
- DHH: Personnel Transfers Won't Affect the Elderly's Health Care
- LSU Reopens Women, Children Clinic
- State Health Officials on Tour to Quell Worries Over Changes to Council on Aging Programs
- Federal Health Law Lifts Lifetime Insurance Caps for 1.4 Million in Louisiana
- Changes To Medicaid Could Affect Physician Reimbursement
- BP Settlement Includes New Health Claims Process
- Chabert Closes its Labor and Delivery Services
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Has New FAQS for You on Meaningful Use and Attestation
- Connecticut Firm Gets La. Service
- Medicaid Claim Firm Gets OK
- University Medical Center Said to Be Ahead of VA Project
- Ochsner eICU Monitoring Program to Go Live By End of Month
- University Medical Center Board Meets This Afternoon, First Time Since September
- Smoking Within 25 Feet of Doorways or Windows Would Be Banned Under Bills
- School, Clinic Now Partners
- Medicaid Change Won't Derail Balanced Budget, Jindal Says
- LSU, Tulane Get Nearly $4 Million More in Hurricane Katrina Rebuilding Grants
- Increased Coverage Pays Benefits
- St. Francis to Build $15 Million Health Center
- Hospital Cuts Critic Plans BR Protest
- Agency Says Budget Cuts to Program May Cost Women's Lives
- Report: Uninsured La. Children Fall; Adults Rise
- Payroll Tax Cut Deal Will Provide Louisiana With $1 Billion in Medicaid Funding
- La. Food Safety Site Awaits Upgrade, Promotion
- Update From Bayou Health - 2.17.12
- Update on Congress Cutting Medicare Fees
- Plans Made to Shore Up Mental Health Services in New Orleans Despite Cuts
- ASAM Approves Prescription Drug Policy
- Payroll Tax Cut Deal Could Wipe Out $1 Billion in Medicaid for Louisiana
- UMC Ends Labor, Delivery
- New Orleans' Frayed Mental Health Safety Net Could Collapse, Officials Warn
- Medicare Pay Cut Delayed 10 Months Under Tentative Agreement
- Federal Agency OKs Medicaid Contract
- Jindal's Spending Plan Relies on Contingencies
- University Medical Center Balancing Cuts
- Council on Aging Officials About Proposed Move Under Department of Health and Hospitals
- AMA Medicare Patient Empowerment Act Materials Now Available
- Court Awards Payments in Legal Battle Against UnitedHealth
- ADHD Drug Shortage Hits Close to Home
- Jindal Proposes State Budget and Layoffs
- Statement From LSMS President Blalock on Jindal's Executive Budget Proposal
- CIS Creates Awareness About Heart Disease During February, American Heart Month
- Study Examines Attitudes Towards ICD-10 Requirements
- ICD-10 Summit to Be Held in Baton Rouge in March
- Local Hospitals Join Statewide Health Employee Wellness Effort
- State Gets $25 million From Medicaid Drug-Cost Suit
- Louisiana Health Secretary Pledges to Help New Orleans Maintain Mental Health Services Amid Cuts
- State Agencies Hoping to Privatize Some Services
- Stroke Conference Unveils Study Results
- Blalock, 37, Assumes Presidency of LSMS
- State Mending Audit Shortfalls for Moms, Tots
- Report: Hospitals Will Take Hit
- Without Dental Coverage, Patients Seek Relief in ER
- BAYOU HEALTH Releases Info on Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
- BAYOU HEALTH Update
- Budget Cuts Threaten Clinic
- Louisiana Ranks Low in Child Well-Being Report
- UMC May Lose Some of its Services
- North Caddo Hospital Officials Explain Need for New Facility
- Opportunity for First Year in Practice Physicians to Have Membership Dues Paid by LAMMICO
- Opportunity for First Year in Practice Physicians to Have Membership Dues Paid by LAMMICO
- Dozens Seek Healthcare Information
- Layoffs Begin at Seven LSU Hospitals
- Assistance Available for Health Plan Enrollment
- Rollout of New BAYOU HEALTH System Rocky
- State Targeting Preemie Births
- Office of Workers' Compensation to Host Seminar Jan. 20
- 2012 LSMS House of Delegates Info Available Electronically
- Help Sessions Scheduled for BAYOU HEALTH Transition
- LSU Health Shreveport Grapples With New Round of Budget Woes
- Managed Healthcare Systems to Gain Ground
- McDonald Key Player in Regional Healthcare
- Hospital System Faces $29 Million in Cuts
- Hospital Construction Begins in Mid-City New Orleans
- DHH Announces $1.9 Million Bonus
- Louisiana Has One of the Longest Waiting Lists for HIV Drugs in the Country
- Louisiana Receives Child Health Insurance Bonus
- Fee to Fund Research on Health Issue
- Medicare Expands Savings Initiative
- Electronic Medical Records Meet Resistance
- Tough Choice Looms on 9/11 Health Lawsuits
- SGR Update: Two-Month Extension Passed
- Nurse Program Helping La. Mothers, Children
- SGR Update and 2012 Medicare Physician Payments
- Deadline Nears to Apply for Blue Cross Foundation Challenge Grants to Fight Obesity in Louisiana
- DHH to Cut 69 Positions
- Dates Set for Supreme Court Healthcare Reform Arguments
- Louisiana Gets Funds in Federal Plan
- Louisiana Projects Benefit From Massive Federal Spending Bill
- Revealing Rationale Why EMR Adoption Lags
- AMA Releases Statement on Legislation to Freeze Medicare Payments
- Lawmakers Say Cuts Could Have Been Worse
- Proposal Grants States Leeway on Healthcare Law
- DHH to Host Conference Call, Answer Questions on BAYOU HEALTH
- Doctors Face Massive Cuts in Medicare Fees
- Huey P. Long Hospital in Pineville to Close; Services Will Relocate to England Airpark
- New Louisiana Medicaid System Needs Oversight Board, Watchdog Group Says
- Congress Mulling 2-Year Medicare 'Doc Fix' With No Raise
- Medicare Used to Rate Doctors
- State Bucks No Vaccination Trend
- LSU, UL May Partner for Three-Year MD Program
- BAYOU HEALTH Issues Provider Resource Guide
- Four Doctors Continue to Work While Under Investigation
- Orleans Parish Medical Society Needs Volunteers for Habitat Project
- USDA Provides $6 Million for Healthcare in Mississippi River Delta Region
- Doctors Group Supports Fight on Drug Shortages
- Dangerous Lead Levels Found in Nearly Two-Thirds of New Orleans Homes, Tulane Study Says
- Obama Offers $1 Million to Increase Healthcare Work Force
- Supreme Court to Review Healthcare Reform Law
- Medicaid Contracts Await Jindal's Approval
- American Medical Association is in Town for Four-Day Meeting
- Beware Use of Data to Ration Healthcare
- Court Makes Medicaid Proposals Public
- LSU Health System Begins Switch to Online Patient Records Statewide
- Doctors Distrust EMRs
- CMS Announces Policy, Payment Rate Changes for 2012 Physician Fee Schedule
- State Cigarette Tax May Bring in More Funds
- LSMS/LSU Joint-Study Details Lack of EMR Adoption By La. Physicians
- State Launches Online Medical Records Exchange
- DHH Secretary Announces Education Initiative, Name for Medicaid Managed Care in La.
- Panel OKs List of Cancer Drugs
- Louisiana Vital Records Announces Electronic Death Registration
- The National Ambulatory Care Survey: What's New in 2012?
- Medicare Budget Hole Being Fixed
- Louisiana Medicaid Program Has $127 Million Shortfall
- DHH Announces Mid-Year Forecast for Medicaid Spending for FY 2011-12
- Blue Cross Foundation Offers Grants to Battle Obesity in La.
- Southern Board Bans Tobacco
- New Hospital Plans on Track
- Scalise, Landry, Boustany Join Health Overhaul Law Brief
- DHH Urges Development of Crisis Standards of Care Plan
- PCIP Program Helps Uninsured With Pre-Existing Conditions
- Medicare Premiums Up, Not As Much As Expected
- Healthcare Bid Losers Want Proposals Made Public
- LAPHIE Helps Office of Public Health Find Patients Electronically
- Louisiana Shifts Behavioral Health Oversight to New Central La. Board
- Westlake Physician Acquires Meaningful Use
- Dillard Gets $25 Million to Study, Correct Health Disparities
- Lehrue Stevens Appointed to State Board of Medical Examiners
- West Nile cases drop across Louisiana
- For 5 amendments and the exemption
- President Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law
- Aetna seeks release of rivals' proposals
- US House votes to stop health care law abortion
- Health chief predicts insurance problems
- The Governor’s Race: Health care
- Healthcare Organizations Urge Residents to Support Constitutional Amendment 3
- Louisiana Amendment Would Protect Medical Liability Fund
- New dates for Medicare open enrollment this year
- Experts tout preventative care as flu season starts
- Gov. Bobby Jindal says he's 'beginning to turn this state around'
- 2nd Louisiana listeria death reported; cantaloupe found in woman's refrigerator
- Panel advises against prostate cancer screening
- PODCAST featuring LSMS President-elect Dr. Blalock, ReachMD (XM Radio)
- Mandatory Requirement on Billing Statements - Effective July 1 (ACT 453 of 2010)
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