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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report also adds updated information on patient characteristics and substances used.
With flu season starting early, the Louisiana Department of Health is holding a flu vaccination clinic in Metairie from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. October 29. This one-day clinic will allow people to come in and get a flu shot at no cost to the patient.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Tuesday in West Monroe to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Tuesday in Shreveport to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Monday in Pineville to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.
A one-page resource that provides information on communicating the benefits of influenza vaccine to patients.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities will be holding a meeting this coming Tuesday in Lafayette to provide updates on the Value-Based Payment model.
– Louisiana Medicaid will be starting a new outreach effort on Monday that will include calling Medicaid members who have not yet completed their annual renewal and are at risk of losing their healthcare coverage.
Amends the provisions governing the licensing of nursing facilities to adopt provisions governing virtual visitation to provide for consent, by a nursing facility resident or a legal representative, relative to the authorization for installation and use of a monitoring device in the room of the resident in compliance with Act 596 of the 2018 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2019 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing the reimbursement methodology for inpatient hospital services in order to increase outlier pool payments in compliance with House Concurrent Resolution 5 of the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
Continues the provisions of the July 1, 2019 Emergency Rule which amended the provisions governing ambulance reimbursement in order to include non-emergency ground ambulance services in the health care service provider fees for ground ambulance service providers and the enhanced reimbursement for emergency ground ambulance transportation services, in compliance with Act 299 of the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
A new work force development initiative at Tulane University, School of Medicine, will seek to combat the opioid epidemic by helping to reduce barriers for healthcare prescribers, treating opioid use disorders, especially in rural Louisiana by implementing project ECHO. Project will give healthcare professionals access to training, experts and resources not usually available to them.