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Information Exchange Kicks Off

The Louisiana Health Information Exchange, which allows hospitals and providers, to electronically access patients’ health records, launched in October, just two months after selecting a technology provider... Read More

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Information Exchange Kicks Off | Louisiana Health Information Exchange, Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum, Jenny Smith, electronic medical records, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Information Exchange Kicks Off
The Louisiana Health Information Exchange, which allows hospitals and providers, to electronically access patients’ health records, launched in October, just two months after selecting a technology provider.
TED GRIGGS
 
Revealing Rationale Why EMR Adoption Lags
Revealing Rationale Why EMR Adoption Lags
Why would highly trained, intelligent physicians resist the adoption of electronic medical records, a technology touted to provide a number of benefits including improved patient health?
TED GRIGGS
 
Obesity Focus

POSE Poses Non-Surgical Weight-Loss Procedure
POSE Poses Non-Surgical Weight-Loss Procedure
Over 60 percent of American adults are overweight or obese.
LISA HANCHEY
 
Ditching the “D” Word | American Dietetic Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Weight Control, Weight Loss, Obesity, Healthy Eating, Lona Sandon, Melissa Joy Dobbins, Registered Dietitian
Ditching the “D” Word
Nutritionists stress healthy eating for weight loss rather than dieting It fits all the criteria for a “four-letter” word. The very name conjures up unpleasant feelings, and it’s not something you typically talk about in polite society.
CINDY SANDERS
 
Reimbursement Focus

Good Medicine is Good Business | Louisiana Medical News, Best business practices, healthcare practice management, quality outcomes
Good Medicine is Good Business | Louisiana Medical News, Best business practices, healthcare practice management, quality outcomes
Deirdre Mylod, PhD
Good Medicine is Good Business

Latest Pulse Report underscores link between quality patient care and profitability

Amid continuing uncertainty and concern surrounding healthcare reform, potential cuts to federal funding and the search for sustainable reimbursement methodologies, Press Ganey’s 2011 Pulse Report uncovered a little good news … providing quality patient care increases profitability.


CINDY SANDERS
 
Guest Writers

LEGAL REVIEW: Beware: Plaintiff Attorney Requests for Narratives
Robert G. Pugh, Jr. - Law Offices of Pugh, Pugh & Pugh, L.L.P., Shreveport
 
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Getting Ready for More Changes
By time you read this, we will have ushered in year 2012. There are many public policy issues to watch this year.
CINDY BISHOP
 
Physician Spotlight

PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Michael Cain
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Michael Cain

Rockin’ Doc

Beneath the sterile white coat of Dr. Michael Cain lies the heart of a hard-core rocker. The seemingly mild-mannered hematologist-oncologist is an avid fan of former Van Halen singer/guitarist Sammy Hagar.


LISA HANCHEY
 
In The News

In the News January
 

Factors Linked to Age of Onset of Menopause Identified
Title: Factors Linked to Age of Onset of Menopause Identified
Category: Health News
Created: 1/26/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012 Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00 am CST

Caffeine May Alter Women's Estrogen Levels
Title: Caffeine May Alter Women's Estrogen Levels
Category: Health News
Created: 1/26/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012 Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00 am CST

Researchers Spot Potential Bile Duct Cancer Drug Targets
Title: Researchers Spot Potential Bile Duct Cancer Drug Targets
Category: Health News
Created: 1/26/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012 Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00 am CST

Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis B
Title: Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis B
Category: Health News
Created: 1/26/2012 8:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012 Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00 am CST

Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test
Title: Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test
Category: Health News
Created: 1/27/2012 8:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012 Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00 am CST

Health Tip: Manage Pain During Childbirth
Title: Health Tip: Manage Pain During Childbirth
Category: Health News
Created: 1/27/2012 8:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012 Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 1:00 am CST

Hall recognizes Guidry - The Daily Advertiser

Hall recognizes Guidry
The Daily Advertiser
NATCHITOCHES — Five football standouts, led by star NFL running backs Deuce McAllister of the New Orleans Saints and Baton Rouge native Warrick Dunn, are among the eight 2012 inductees who will enter the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

and more »
Posted Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:51 am CST

Holy Family Memorial welcomes new doctors - Herald Times Reporter

Holy Family Memorial welcomes new doctors
Herald Times Reporter
Marshall earned her medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed an anesthesiology residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. » Dr. James Murphy, with the HFM ...

Posted Sunday, January 29, 2012 4:19 am CST

Melodie Carbuccia and Zackery McMath - The Daily Advertiser

Melodie Carbuccia and Zackery McMath
The Daily Advertiser
Melodie is a 2002 graduate of Lee High school in Baton Rouge and a graduate of Louisiana State University where she received her Bachelor's in Theater. She currently works for the Aesthetic Medicine and Anti-Aging Clinics of Louisiana in Baton Rouge ...

Posted Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:50 am CST

 
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