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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.
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.
Message from DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein Louisiana is on the verge of one of the most important health care reforms in our state’s history. We all know the statistics—a few weeks ago the United Health Foundation reiterated the problem when they announced that Louisiana fell two spots to 49th in the annual America’s Health Rankings.
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.
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.
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers that provide client eligibility screening, comprehensive assessment services, and service planning and 13 telephone-based information and referral in a manner that provides informed choice and access to services for clients seeking long term care services and supports in Louisiana. The LTC-AS contractor solicited through this RFP will play an integral role as the Department transitions to a system of long term care services and supports that provides clients and their families a choice among various long term care settings, services, and providers.
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.
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.
Making Medicaid Better newsletter 12.1.2010
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.
Making Medicaid Better newsletter 11.23.2010
At approximately 10:30 Friday night, the Sewerage & Water Board lost 25 cycle power at its main water plant, causing low water pressure throughout the East Bank of the City.