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Clinical Advisory
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Clinical
Advisory Board Members are leaders in their specialty area and
among their peers. A statewide network of physicians is
available to assist in the use of performance improvement tools
and practices in a variety of settings and clinical areas.
Contact
LHCR Clinical Section
for information and assistance.
View a list of Clinical Advisory Board
Members here.
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Physician Reviewers |
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One of LHCR's responsibilities to CMS is peer review of the
utilization of services and quality of care and correctness of
DRG assignment. Physicians Reviewers are experienced
practitioners to review for Medicare patients and EMTALA
Reviews. Training and orientation will be provided and you will
be compensated for your role in the review process. Only with
your participation can we assure that you and your colleagues in
Louisiana have the benefit of quality of care improvement and
true peer review. Identity of our reviewers is always
confidential.
Learn more about the Physician Reviewer
Program.
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Physician Membership |
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Become a member
physician to remain in the forefront of improvement across the United
States and be involved in what is taking place right here in Louisiana.
There is no charge for membership, and all physicians are welcome to
join us in the single mission of improving health care in Louisiana.
You can fill out our on-line form by going here.
Or you can download
the form below, fill it out and fax it to us.
DOWNLOAD FORMS HERE:
Sign-up to be a
Physician Member
of LHCR TODAY!
Download the sign up form here.
Get Patient Education Materials.
Download the Order Form here.
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Projects and Scope of
Work |
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LHCR works to improve health and
health care in seven key areas that are important to Medicare
beneficiaries, including adult immunizations, mammography,
diabetes management, heart failure, acute myocardial infarction
(AMI), pneumonia and surgical infection prevention. LHCR works
with communities, physicians, hospitals, home health agencies
and nursing homes to design and implement quality improvement
projects to ultimately improve the health care delivered to
Louisiana's seniors. LHCR is a non-profit, statewide
organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) - the federal agency that administers
Medicare. |
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Below are quick
links to specific information on our scopes of work.
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Preventive Services |
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Help your
Medicare Beneficiaries get the most from their coverage.
Ensure they receive their preventive services. |
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Adult Immunization
-Influenza
-Pneumococcal
2007-2008 Influenza Season
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Adult
Immunizations for Flu and Pneumonia. Find the latest information
about vaccine availability, CDC recommendations and successful
immunization stories. |
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Diabetes
Management |
Improving diabetes
screening and preventive services helps reduce the complications
of the disease and improves the quality of life for the patient. |
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Mammography |
Mammograms are still the best tool
in early detection of breast cancer. |
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FREE Educational
Materials
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Order Online Here |
LHCR has developed many
interventions and other materials that are FREE to providers to
help them educate their patients on the importance of Medicare
Preventive Services. |
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Important
Provider Information |
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Link to IVATs
(Influenza
Vaccine Availability Tracking System) |
This system helps link providers
with influenza vaccine by listing which distributors have
vaccine for sale and how to contact and order from these
distributors. |
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Quality
Insider Newsletter |
Current and Back Issues of the LHCR Publication
for Health Care Providers (PDF file) |
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Provider Presentations |
PowerPoint and PDF file presentations from LHCR Staff |
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For
more
Quality Improvement
resources, visit
www.QualityNet.org/medqic |
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