Requests for Information/Innovation/Offers

Providers, patients, and caregivers require information generated from many different systems to make informed health-related decisions. Access to this information can be difficult to obtain given the fragmented nature of the health information technology (HIT) infrastructure in Louisiana. System interoperability and data exchange are critical components in ensuring those involved in making health-related decisions have access to the right information, at the right time. To this end, Louisiana is interested in pursuing innovative strategies to further its HIT agenda. The Louisiana Department of Health seeks public input on the development of a HIT agenda that will result in increased interoperability and data exchange throughout Louisiana.

The system is intended to serve people who are experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis. A question-and-answer session will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 14 in Room 118 of the Bienville Building, 628 N. Fourth St., Baton Rouge.

The purpose of this Solicitation for Offers (SFO) is to obtain competitive Offers from qualified pharmaceutical manufacturers who are interested in providing a commitment to enter into contract negotiations that obligate the successful Manufacturer(s) to deliver at least: (a) an unrestricted supply of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications each year for the term of the resulting contract (b) at an annual cost not to exceed the Total State Spend on hepatitis C medications in the Medicaid population, estimated to be $30 million dollars, and the Total State Spend on hepatitis C medications in the Corrections population, estimated to be $5 million dollars, for State Fiscal Year 2018; and (c) any additional complementary services that such manufacturer(s) deem necessary and appropriate to promote the strategies of the Hepatitis C Statewide Elimination Program, reproduced below.

The Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health issues this Request for Information (RFI) with the intent to identify birth facilities and affiliated improvement teams interested in designing and implementing a quality improvement pilot demonstration that will improve health, appropriate utilization of care, cost, and patient-centered outcomes associated with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome.

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) for qualified proposers to provide Statewide Self-Supportive Recovery Homes for Individuals on Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

The Louisiana Department of Health is seeking proposals to expand the number of statewide Family Support Organization Providers to provide greater choice to families.

RFI for Provider-Led Accountable Care Organizations

RFI for Comprehensive Fraud, Waste and Abuse Solution

RFI for Specialized Behavioral Health and Medicaid Waiver Services Released