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DHH Marks National Women’s Health Week with Statewide Events
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is celebrating National Women’s Health Week, May 13-19, with a series of statewide events that empower women to make their health a top priority.
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DHH Recalls Oysters and Closes Oyster Harvesting Area
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) moved quickly Tuesday to close a Terrebonne parish molluscan shellfish harvesting area located in Basin 12, Area 23. DHH also ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from that area since April 26, 2012 including shucked, frozen, breaded, post- harvest processed and oysters for the half shell market.
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Department of Health and Hospitals’ Health Standards Section Relocates State Office
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals' Health Standards Section has moved to a new State Office in downtown Baton Rouge.
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DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein Announces Appointments to BAYOU HEALTH Quality Committee
Today, the Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein announced the members of the BAYOU HEALTH Quality Committee.
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RFP for State Supplemental Rebate/Preferred Drug List (PDL)
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers that provide technical support for the State Supplemental Rebate Program and Preferred Drug List Management Services and Supplies, including but not limited to research into the relative safety, clinical efficacy and cost of products within defined therapeutic drug classes.
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CajunCodeFest Gathers Innovators to Fight Childhood Obesity Through Technology
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DHH Responds to Providers’ Concerns, Will Continue Paying Medicaid Claims on 14-Day Processing Cycle
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is not moving forward with the final phase of a new Medicaid check write schedule, which would have pushed Medicaid claims payments toward an approximately 21-day cycle by the start of the new fiscal year. Medicaid claims will continue being paid on the current 14-day schedule.
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RFP for Relief Workers Staffing for Disaster Medical Operations
1. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers that provide administrative and direct care personnel to support continuous twenty-four (24) hour per day medical response operations as determined by the State Health Officer or designee for the duration of a declared disaster or emergency. 2. Multiple contracts may be necessary to provide administrative and medical services to augment staffing in support of the Department’s role in providing public health and medical care. Services will be needed to deliver medical and supportive care to individuals with physical and/or behavioral health needs during an emergency or disaster. Contractor(s) may provide these services based on the personnel they have available. Contracts will be activated based on the specific staffing needs (i.e. discipline needed), the scope of the emergency/disaster and highest proposal score. Specific expectations and requirements are outlined in the RFP.
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Louisiana First in the Nation to Issue Payment for the Successful Completion of the Second Phase of the Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program
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What Can You Do to Get and Stay Healthy? Prevention Focus of National Public Health Week, April 2-8
What do the water you drink, the food you eat, the precautions you take in a natural disaster and the activities you do to be healthier have in common? They are all tied to public health programs and services, which are highlighted during National Public Health Week, April 2-8.
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National Public Health Week Food Safety Fact Sheet