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MEDIA ADVISORY: DHH and Partners to Host Metairie Health Care Summit Apr. 9
Statewide participants will discuss transitioning patient care from hospitals and emergency departments to outpatient, other facilities
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Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2015 | Contact: Ashley C. Lewis; (225) 342-8518, ashley.lewis@la.gov
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Metairie, La - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) will join with the Louisiana Hospital Association and eQHealth to host the Louisiana Care Transitions Summit Thursday, April 9th, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The goal of the summit is improving care transitions related to substance use disorders, behavioral health and chronic disease. The event will focus on promising practices for creating more effective transitions in care for Medicaid recipients.
Leaders from the fields of care management, discharge planning, social work, nursing and emergency department leadership, home health agencies, nursing homes and community organizations will be in attendance.
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Louisiana Care Transitions Summit |
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Rebekah Gee, MD, DHH Medicaid Medical Director
Christine Gatlin, PhD, eQHealth Quality Improvement Manager
Ken Alexander, Louisiana Hospital Association Vice President
Benjamin F. Miller, PsyD, Eugene S. Farley, Jr. Health Policy Center PsyD Director and Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Assistant Professor
Trissa Torres, MD, Senior Vice President of Institute for Healthcare Improvement
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Press availability - 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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Sheraton Metairie
Four Galleria Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70001 |
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals strives to protect and promote health statewide and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all state citizens. To learn more about DHH, visit www.dhh.louisiana.gov. For up-to-date health information, news and emergency updates, follow DHH's Twitter account and Facebook.
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