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• January 28, 2011

  IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Shreveport Times: “State ban on 'bath salts' abused as a drug came none too soon”

  In December Times reporter Melody Brumble first reported this health threat that was creating a flood of phone calls to the Louisiana Poison Control Center at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. Two weeks later Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an emergency executive order that added six chemicals marketed as bath salts and plant food to the controlled drug law. Now, two weeks later, the Poison Control Center has reported a nose dive of emergency calls.

• January 20, 2011

  Louisiana’s Breastfeeding Rates are on the Rise

  More of Louisiana’s low-income, at-risk new mothers participating in the state’s Nurse-Family Partnership Program (NFP) are choosing to breastfeed their babies.

• January 12, 2011

  DHH Recognizes Health Care Providers for Working Toward Electronic Health Records, Encourages Others to be Part of State’s Health Care Future

  Today, Louisiana Department of Health Hospitals Incoming Deputy Secretary Kathy Kliebert was joined by leaders from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and CHRISTUS Health Louisiana to support the Louisiana Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program and recognize Winn Community Health Center, the first federally qualified health center (FQHC) in the nation to receive an incentive payment.

• January 10, 2011

  Secretary Greenstein announces freeze on Medicaid provider rate reductions for remainder of FY11, eliminates hospital outlier program reduction

• January 04, 2011

  Federal Government Rejects LDH 'Disallowance'

  BATON ROUGE – The Department of Health and Hospitals learned late Monday that the state will have to repay $239.5 million to the federal government for overpayments the agency made to fund LSU hospitals between 1996 and 2007.

• January 04, 2011

  DHH Secretary Announces Kathy Kliebert as New Deputy Secretary

  BATON ROUGE - The Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein announced today the appointment of Kathy Kliebert as deputy secretary of the department upon the departure of Anthony Keck.

• December 30, 2010

  Louisiana Among First States to Offer Incentive Payments to Medicaid Providers for Electronic Health Records

  Louisiana will be among the first states to offer incentive payments to Medicaid providers and hospitals for adopting, implementing or upgrading electronic health record (EHR) technology to treat patients more efficiently, reduce their administrative work and share health information securely among medical facilities.

• December 22, 2010

  Acclaimed Louisiana Chef to Join LDH's New Media Initiative

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein today announced that acclaimed Louisiana Chef John Besh will join DHH's New Media Initiative as a guest on the Department's blog, www.myhealthla.org, for the next three months where he will be sharing healthy Louisiana-inspired recipes.

• December 21, 2010

  DHH Secretary Expresses Appreciation for “Making Medicaid Better” Feedback, Commits to Moving Forward

  Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein today thanked the nearly 1,000 people who attended public forums held throughout the state during the past month to enhance the dialogue on Making Medicaid Better, and reiterated his commitment to reforming Louisiana Medicaid.

• December 07, 2010

  DHH Secretary Emphasizes Urgency of Implementing Coordinated Care in Response to Drop in National Health Rankings

  The Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein today reiterated the urgent need to reform Medicaid in the wake of the release of America's Health Rankings from the United Health Foundation.

• December 03, 2010

  DHH Secretary to Travel Louisiana Discussing Making Medicaid Better Initiative

  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein will begin a statewide tour next week, meeting with citizens and health care providers to continue the department’s dialogue about how to make Medicaid better through managing the health care of recipients.

• November 24, 2010

  DHH to Offer No-Cost HIV Tests for Bayou Classic Fans

  BATON ROUGE -The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is offering no-cost HIV screenings Saturday, Nov. 27 for Bayou Classic attendees. This event is part of the health department's activities for World Aids Day, Dec. 1, 2010. DHH has partnered with OraSure Technologies, Inc., and the Kaiser Family Foundation's "Greater Than AIDS" movement to provide the no-cost screenings in the DHH Health Fair tent, which will be located in Champions Square outside the Louisiana Superdome from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on game day.