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Louisiana becomes first state to target elective births before 39 weeks; 20 hospitals sign on to 39-Week Initiative
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein today gathered with the Louisiana Hospital Association (LHA), the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and other Louisiana health care leaders at Woman’s Hospital to celebrate the 20 Louisiana hospitals that have demonstrated a commitment to healthier moms and babies through their participation in DHH’s 39-Week Initiative.
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DHH helps local government, health care providers to improve access to care through UPL programs
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Top 10 Health Information Technology (HIT) Tools and Resources
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Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 7.8.2011
Twelve Entities Submit Proposals to Form Coordinated Care Networks Last week, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals received proposals from 12 entities to establish Coordinated Care Networks (CCN), which will transform the state’s Medicaid program. Last Thursday, June 30, was the deadline qualified entities wanting to participate in the competitive procurement process (Request for Proposals) the State is using to select the networks to provide health services.
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RFP for Statewide Management Organization for Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified BH managed care organizations (BH-MCO) with a minimum of five years experience and demonstrated success in its provision of managed BH care services with complex, publicly-funded BH programs, to operate a pre-paid inpatient health plan (PIHP), as defined in 42 CFR 438.2, for BH services provided to children, youth, and adults.
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Advertisement for Statewide Management Organization (SMO)
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Behavioral Health, is inviting qualified proposers to submit proposals for implementing a Statewide Management Organization/Managed Behavioral Health Care Organization for the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership which includes both Medicaid and Non Medicaid child and adult populations.
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DHH launches new system to root out fraud and abuse in Medicaid
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DHH announces proposers for Coordinated Care Networks to transform health outcomes in Louisiana
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National HIV Testing Day Kicks Off with a Week of HIV Testing Events Scheduled Around the State
Take the Test! Take Control! This is the key message of this year’s National HIV Testing Day, set for June 27. The day is dedicated to encouraging people to find out their HIV status and helping those who are positive access treatment and reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others.
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RFP for Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section Web Application Enhancements, Application Development, and Maintenance and Support
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers to support, maintain, and enhance the existing multiple computerized applications in use in the IDEpi Section and to develop new sub-applications. The applications already developed have allowed IDEpi to become more efficient by avoiding paper-work, reducing response time and increasing the accuracy of information.
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RFP for Geographical Information System (GIS) Support for Environmental Public Health Surveillance
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers that provide program consulting services for environmental public health surveillance programs.