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Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 3.4.2011
Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 3.4.2011
LDH News
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Independent Professional Evaluator for Administration of Consumer Experience Survey
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers that provide the administration of an in-person, face-to-face Participant Experience Survey (PES) to Home and Community Based waiver or State Plan service participants throughout the State of Louisiana. The independent professional evaluator will measure the participant’s experience and satisfaction with the quality of services provided. The survey includes questions across multiple Dimensions of Quality including: access to services, service planning and delivery, health and safety, community and social connections, work and employment, housing, and rights, responsibilities and risks.
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Governor Jindal Announces New "Coordinated System of Care" to Streamline State Services & Help Louisiana's At-Risk Youth
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal was joined by education, health care and child services stakeholders to announce an Executive Order making Louisiana one of the first states in the nation to formally bring together the leadership of all four child-serving agencies - the Office of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Education - to form a statewide Coordinated System of Care for youth with significant behavioral health needs.
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RFP - Louisiana Toxic Substance Incidents Program Coordination
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers that provide program consulting services for environmental public health surveillance and exposure investigation programs.
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DHH Secretary Statement on Support for Coordinated Care Networks from Louisiana Hospital Association, Louisiana State Medical Society, Metropolitan Hospital Council of New Orleans
Today, Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein issued the following statement in regard to a joint announcement from Louisiana Hospital Association, Metropolitan Hospital Council of New Orleans and Louisiana State Medical Society that these organizations support the state’s proposal to implement Coordinated Care Networks in Medicaid.
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RFP - Central Finance Office for Early Intervention Data System
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified proposers that provide services of a Central Finance Office (CFO) to administer, manage and operate a statewide Early Intervention Data System (EIDS) which includes Part C federal data requirements, a billing and collection system for Part C Early Intervention Services and a service provider enrollment function for a period of three (3) years.
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Office of Vital Records gets new location
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Center for Records and Statistics, which houses the Office of Vital Records, will have a new address and phone number effective Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.
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Louisiana Registered Nurses Support Coordinated Care Networks
Today, the Louisiana State Nurses Association released a letter supporting the state’s proposal to transform Medicaid through Coordinated Care Networks, as a framework to initiate reform of Louisiana’s health care service delivery system.
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DHH Partners with Non-Profit to Recognize National Children's Dental Health Month
BATON ROUGE - In recognition of National Children's Dental Health Month, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals partnered with The Health Enrichment Network (THEN) to provide toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss to more than 8,000 children in 23 parishes. The oral hygiene supplies, which were donated to the department by Crest/Oral B and Colgate, will help children in those parishes take preventive measures to maintain healthy teeth and gums.
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Making Medicaid Better Newsletter 2.23.2011
Making Medicaid Better newsletter 2.23.2011
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Louisiana Ambulance Alliance Issues Statement on State’s Medicaid Reform Efforts
Today, the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance issued a statement from its board president supporting the state’s efforts to better coordinate care for Medicaid recipients.
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DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein Announces Appointments to CommunityCARE 2.0 Quality Committee
Today, the Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein announced appointments to the recently created CommunityCARE 2.0 Quality Committee.