Saturday, May 18, 2013
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- LSU Doctors and Medicare Insurer Look to Improve Treatment of Chronic Diseases
- Senators, Hospice Leaders Unite to Fight Cuts in Care
- LSMS Lawsuit Against the La. Department of Insurance and Commissioner Donelon Falls Short
- DHH Publishes Important Medicaid Info for Primary Care Providers
- GOP Governors Deny The Poor Health Care In Opposing Obamacare's Medicaid Expansio
- Budget Battle Sends Mixed Signals on Health Care
- Placement of Referral Number on CMS 1500 Claim Forms Moved
- ID Theft Found at LSU Hospitals
- LSU Leaders Admit the University is Getting Out of the Hospital Business
- Former LSU Hospitals Head Takes Medicaid Critique to National Stage
- Louisiana Cuts Health Care, Medicaid and Hospice Programs to Rebalance Budget
- DHH Cuts Hit LSU's Shreveport-based Hospitals
- LSU Hospitals Privatization Plans Approved
- State Budget Cuts Targert Physicians, Hospitals AGAIN
- BAYOU HEALTH Open Enrollment
- GOP Governors, Including Jindal, Want to Talk Health Care With Obama
- Louisiana Tied for Last Place in Health Rankings
- Cassidy Pushes Health Plan
- Update Given on Hospitals Budget
- Landrieu Pushing Jindal on Health Care
- Most State Hospital Employee Layoffs Put On Hold
- Deals to Lease LSU Hospitals in Works
- New Report Provides Cheaper Estimate of Medicaid Expansion Costs for Louisiana
- Hospital Appraisal Falls Short of State Plan
- Private LSU Foundation Tasked With Search
- Lawmakers Address Docs in Training
- Surgical Hospital Closing in North BR
- GOP-Led States Start Warming Up to Health Care Law
- Louisiana Health Agency Officially Rejects State-Run Insurance Exhange
- La. Won't Create Insurance Exchange Website
- Former Hospital Due For New Purpose
- Gov. Jindal Confirms Louisiana Won't Do Health Insurance Exchange, Report Says
- Jefferson Parish Changes to Public Hospital Contract Process Raises Questions
- Stopgap Hospital Funding
- Health Care Changes Prompt Concerns
- Florida Company Picked to Take Over State-Run Mental Health Hospital in Mandeville
- Jindal Asked to Reconsider
- Future of Federal Health Care Policy Among Big Issues at Stake in Tuesday's Election
- Kennedy: Lawmakers Caused Louisiana's 'Medicaid' Crisis
- LSU Health Head Works at '80%'
- Jindal Administration Resists Expansion of Medicaid Despite Success of New Orleans-Area Program
- Health Care Waiver Covers Fewer Uninsured Patients Than Earlier Federal Grant
- Shreveport-Bossier Group Urges Slowdown on Proposed LSU Changes
- Deal May Be in the Works to Help Chabert
- Louisiana Earns D Grade in Children's Health
- Doctors: LSU Care Design is Wanting
- Pharmacists: Plan is 'Horrible'
- LSMS Board Discusses Future of GME in La.
- LSU Downsizing Could Cost $83 Million More
- LSU Execs: Downsizing Leads to Med School Shortage
- West Nile Outbreak Worst Since the Virus Was First Detected in La. in 2002
- House Members File Petition Calling For Special Legislative Session in Historic Move That Challenges Jindal, Legislative Leadership
- Former Pittsburgh Mayor Outlines How Mid-City Medical Corridor Could Help Energize New Orleans
- LSMS Presents Awards of Excellence in Medical Journalism
- Obama Health Care Law a Flashpoint in 3rd District
- LSU Seeks Advice in Overhaul
- Some St. Bernard Parish Hospital Staff and Management Leave, Many Cite Board Control
- Conway Sends Out Layoff Notices
- Groups Seek Legislative Intervention on Medicaid Rules
- Doctor Training Plan Sought
- The New Reality
- Head of LSU Public Hospitals Says Federal Health Law Will Eventually Affect System
- LSU Cancer Unit Safe for Now
- New Leadership Program Aims to Improve Health Outcomes
- LSU Shielding Records About Cuts From Public View
- La. Congressmen Seek Action on Clinic Safety
- Louisiana Will Continue Fight Against Health Care Reform Law, Officials Say
- LGMC Working With UMC on Cooperative Agreement
- Future of Health Care a Concern
- Future of Health Care a Concern
- Winners of the 2012 Excellence in Media Journalism Awards Announced
- Deadline Looms for BP Oil Spill Health Study
- Community Reacts to UMC Cuts
- Deeper Cuts Coming to LSU Hospitals
- $2 Million to Fund Mobile Clinic
- Supporters Rally to Keep State Mental Hospital Near Mandeville Alive
- Bonuses OK'd Amid Impending Layoffs
- State Begins Tranferring Patients to Central Hospital in Pineville
- Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly Among 9 Constitutional Amendments
- LSMS Requests Extension to CMS Deadline, CMS Responds
- Budget Scalpel Leads to Layoffs
- Community Physicians Lag Behind Hospitals in Adopting Electronic Health Records
- Medicaid Expansion Rejected by Louisiana May Be Pursued in New Orleans
- State House Health Care Committee to Hold Hearing on Hospital Cuts
- Hospital May Face More Cuts
- Five-Week Course Detailing Medicine in the 19th Century
- Ex-LSU Chief Voices Concerns for Med School
- $130 Million Use Debated
- State Medical Society Files Injunction Against the La. Dept. of Insurance
- Combating Medicare Fraud
- Clinic Moves to Woman's Campus
- West Nile Virus Tally in Louisiana Rises by 39 to 215
- Pharmacists Appeal New Rules
- Sign Up for LaPOST Webinars Today.
- LPB: Medicaid Would Help Working Underinsured
- Hospital Cuts Considered
- Opelka: Hospitals to Be Reviewed for More Cuts
- Cancer Care Efforts to Unify
- LSU to Seek Partnerships to Run Public Hospitals
- CHS Blank Referral Number Will End September 9
- Health Care Centers, Universities Announce New Partnership to Research and Treat Chronic Diseases
- LSU Expands Clinical Trials
- New Medicaid Rules Hurt Some Pharmacies
- DHH Issues Bayou Health Guidance Regarding Hurricane Isaac Response
- Isaac Expected to Bring Flooding, Strong Winds, Power Outages
- Senator: Consider Special Session on Funding Hospitals
- Doctors Face Uncertainty
- LSU Hospital System Head Fred Cerise is Removed
- Oncology Unit Facing Closure
- Thousands of Deficiencies Reported at Louisiana Nursing Homes
- West Nile Virus Infections in Louisiana Are the Highest in 6 Years
- LSUA to Offer Medical Technology Degree
- Hospital Warns of Layoffs
- 24 New West Nile Viruses Reported in Louisiana
- State Health Care in Crisis
- Jindal Calls For Private, Public Health Partnerships
- Some Below Poverty Line Don't Qualify for Medicaid
- Group to Invest in Children's Health
- LSU Seeks Hospital Partners
- Uncertainty Clouds Future of Local Hospitals
- Local Parents Question State Vaccination Policies
- Half of Louisiana's West Nile Virus Cases Have Been Severe
- Chabert Absorbs Budget Cuts Without Closures, Layoffs
- Health Officials Visit Clinton Clinic
- Novitas Says 'It's Go Time!'
- The St. Bernard Parish Hospital Appoints Committee to Oversee Medical Staff
- Register Today for the LSMS Grand Rounds Classic Golf Tournament
- Alexander Has Doubts Medicaid Reimbursements Will Be Restored
- BR Working to Brand Itself as Regional Medical Destination
- West Nile Virus Proving Deadly in Louisiana
- No Proposals For Prisoner Health Care
- Response to Medicaid Cuts Divided LSU, Jindal Administration
- LSU Seeks Advice From Gov. Jindal's Former Health Chief
- Auditor Probes Hospital Over Bleeding Budget
- Moss Regional on Firing Line
- Mayor Urges Retention of OB Services at Medical Center
- Affordable Care Act Provisions Begin Taking Place
- Cuts to LSU Hospitals Begin the End
- Med Center Awaits Word of Extent of LSU Cuts
- Women's Health Benefits Enacted
- LSU Med School Dean: Budget Cuts Will Trim Local Residencies
- 60 Percent of La. Doctors Have Been Disciplined
- LSU Announces Budget Cuts to Hospitals
- JPMS Wins AAMSE 2012 Profile of Excellence Award
- Gov. Bobby Jindal Says LSU Will Protect Health Care Services Despite State Budget Cuts
- Mid-City Facility Opens Doors to Mentally Ill
- Largest-Ever Oil-Spill Health Study Needs Volunteers
- Bill Targets Health Care For Pregnant Women
- Jindal's Health Care Decisions Blasted
- LSU Chief: Hospitals to Be Revamped
- State Facing Health Care 'Train Wreck'?
- Officials Grilled on Health Care
- Register Today For ACA Webinar
- Lawmakers to Dissect Health Funds Loss
- Cassidy, Democrat Trade Health Care Shots
- Ochsner Gets Top Local Ranking in U.S. News & World Report Survey
- Pill to Help Prevent HIV Approved by FDA
- Six More Cases of West Nile Virus Detected in Louisiana
- State Plan Slashes LSU Health System
- Louisiana Cuts Medicaid Program to the Bone
- Medicaid Cuts Outlined by DHH
- Health Law Ruling Reveals Governors' Split
- 'Devestating' Louisiana Medicaid Cuts Expected
- Hospitals Facing Fewer Dollars For Uninsured Care
- Vitter Decries "Backroom Deal" to Kill Importation of Cheaper Foreign Drugs
- La. Health Secretary Says Cuts Expected by Friday
- Jindal Promises Health Revamp
- Deadline for Excellence in Medical Journalism Awards Extended
- Jindal Move Causes Stir
- Gov. Jindal Blasted for Refusing Federal Medicaid Money
- Group Launches Petition to Sway Gov. Bobby Jindal on Obamacare
- Louisiana Officials Sketch Out Medicaid Payment Cuts
- Hospital Officials Cautious About Jindal's Moves on Healthcare Overhaul
- Jindal Team Calls $859 Million Medicaid Cut 'Doable'
- More West Nile Found Across Terrebonne
- State Has to Cut Health Care for the Poor, Uninsured
- Children's Health Grants Available
- Coast Money Comes With Serious Cuts
- U.S. Supreme Court Health Care Ruling Leaves Medicaid Expansion Up to Individual States
- Jindal Resisting Buying In
- La. State Medicaid Program Will Recieve Less Federal Dollars in FY12-13
- Change Made to LSMS SCOTUS Teleconference
- Officials Weigh in on SCOTUS Ruling
- LSMS Statement on SCOTUS PPACA Decision
- SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare 5-4
- Feds Dealing $651 Million Blow
- Deal Could Mean Billions to Louisiana, Other Gulf Coast States
- State to Begin Changes in Pharmacy Program
- RESTORE Funded, But Health Care Cut
- Free, Rapid AIDS Tests at Drugstores in Pilot CDC Program
- Reminder to Providers of Medicaid Check Write Delay This Week
- New Community Health Center Will Provide Primary Care in Norco
- LBP Compiles Report on How PPACA Benefits Louisiana
- LSMS to Host Teleconference on Constitutionality PPACA
- LMGMA to Host One-Day HR Conference
- U.S. Supreme Court Keeps Upcoming Health Care Decision Secret
- Health Care Proposal Gives Louisiana More Medicaid Spending Flexibility
- Locals Face Health Law Concerns
- Jeff Davis Medicaid Office to Stay Open
- Life Expectancy is Low in Some Parts of New Orleans
- Health Plan to Add New Groups
- U.S. Health Care Experts Converge in B.R. for Healthier Louisiana Challenge
- Disabled Children May Get Financial Aid
- Cassidy Bill Would Rebalance States’ Medicaid Matching Eligibility
- Senators Request Supreme Court Allow Live TV For Health Care Ruling
- Mental Health Services Planned in BP Spill Deal
- La. Physicians Champion Effort to Have AMA Study Expansion of Medicare Coverage Options
- Landrieu restores research aid in bill
- Partnership trains physicians
- Ochsner to train Saudi Arabian medical graduates
- La. Docs Push AMA on Medicare Reform
- DHH Seeks to Add Pharmacy Benefit to Some Networks
- Health Agency Prepares for Cuts
- DHH Implements Final Stage of BAYOU HEALTH
- International Rett Syndrome Foundation to Host Webinar June 23, First Time in the U.S.
- Jindal Signs New Abortion Restrictions Into Law
- Four State Agencies Seeking OK to Privatize Some Functions
- BR General Tops in Safety
- House Kills Pilot Program for Hospital
- Drug Makers Sues AG in Avandia Case
- Free 3-Part HIT Webinar Series by Louisiana LAN
- LSU Hospital, Med School Short Funds
- Two Abortion Bills Advance
- Senate Panel OKs Bill to Allow Nepotism at Jefferson Parish Hospitals
- Private Group Buys Woman's Hospital Site
- 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
- BAYOU HEALTH Issues Provider Resource Guide
- CMS Announces Policy, Payment Rate Changes for 2012 Physician Fee Schedule
- LSMS/LSU Joint-Study Details Lack of EMR Adoption By La. Physicians
- PODCAST featuring LSMS President-elect Dr. Blalock, ReachMD (XM Radio)
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