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State Officials Remind Louisiana Residents to Pack Essentials When Preparing to Evacuate
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RFP for Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Screening and Paperless Workflow System
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers to provide contractor services to fulfill the requirements of the Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) program. The Contractor must perform any and all administrative duties of the PASRR program related to the digital consolidation of workflow, records, patient care records, screening results, and other records as required. The Contractor will oversee independent evaluations (either via record review or conducting face-to-face evaluation) to determine appropriateness of placement in a nursing facility (NF) with or without specialized services. The Contractor must additionally interface its proposed system with existing Louisiana DHH and Medicaid IT systems, the Level of Care Eligibility Tool in particular. Finally, the Contractor must have the capability of producing reports at the request of Louisiana DHH and Medicaid that demonstrate compliance with federally mandated PASRR requirements (42 C.F.R. 483.100 et seq.).
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RFP for Making Medicaid Better Outreach and Education
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Bureau of Media and Communications (BMAC), is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers to provide education, marketing and outreach services to help inform and educate eligible Medicaid enrollees about the state’s Making Medicaid Better initiative and promote robust engagement by enrollees to pro-actively choose a Coordinated Care Network (CCN).
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RFP For Enrollment Broker
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF), is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified proposers for Enrollment Broker services that would provide enrollment services to Coordinated Care Network (CCN), Greater New Orleans Community Health Connection (GNOCHC) or alternative Medicaid managed care program enrollees.
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DHH Issues Boil Notices
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has issued a boil notice for the following seven north Louisiana water systems:
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DHH Issues Update to Medicaid Providers on Makena
DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein and Medicaid Medical Director Dr. Rodney Wise issued the following update to Medicaid providers today regarding the hormone progesterone, commonly known as 17P, which, despite its proven effectiveness in dramatically reducing the risk of a repeat premature birth, has recently been priced at a rate that may keep it out of reach for many Louisiana mothers.
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RFP for For Inpatient/Residential Treatment Services for Chemically Dependent Men and Women in OBH Region 8
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers interested in providing inpatient/residential treatment services for chemically dependent adult males and females for a total of one (1) program statewide. It will be necessary to establish a contract with the selected proposer(s) for the establishment and/or continuation of the inpatient/residential program in the selected area.
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RFP for Fiscal/Employer Agent for Participant-Directed Services
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers interested in providing fiscal management services to Medicaid recipients enrolled in an approved self-direction option/program.
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RFP for Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified individuals with the technical expertise necessary to plan, develop and execute the information technology requirements for building a successful Louisiana Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (LEPHTN). The LEPHTN will be a system that tracks exposures and health effects that may be related to environmental conditions or hazards. The LEPHTN will provide for: • Single entry, role-based access to disparate environmental health data via a public and secure portal on the web; • The secure exchange of EPHT data with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) EPHT Network; • Public and secure access to environmental/health care measures information; • The capability of searchable metadata; • The implementation of analysis, visualization, and reporting tools.
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DHH Issued Requests for Proposals for Coordinated Care Networks Monday, April 11
The Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) has issued the Requests for Proposals (RFP) for Coordinated Care Networks (CCN). DHH issued two separate RFPs, one for the CCN-Prepaid (CCN-P) model, and one for the CCN-Shared Savings (CCN-S) model. DHH will administer CCNs for Medicaid using both models, which will be implemented simultaneously. Insurance companies, shared-savings entities and other capable groups are welcome to submit proposals to operate a CCN, and through this competitive procurement process, the state will select the best-qualified entities to provide services for the Medicaid and LaCHIP recipients who will enroll in a CCN.
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DHH Coordinated Care Network (CCN) Prepaid Request for Proposals
Request for proposals to provide services to Louisiana Medicaid recipients through a prepaid Coordinated Care Network.