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10/12/09 - Louisiana’s Flu Immunization Rate Among Seniors Doubles -
Leadership helps drive quality improvement.
10/14/09 - LHCR Corporate Medical Director, Ron Ritchey, MD on WRKF Public Radio speaking about the "Care Transitions" program. (Link to WRKF MP3 file)
10/2/09 - World MRSA Day, Friday, October 2, 2009 -
How Providers and Patients Can Prevent MRSA
10/1/09 - Patient Coaches Improve Quality, Cut Costs - Louisiana Medical News.com article on the Care Transitions project.
9/17/09 - Medicare Coverage and Reimbursement Rules for the H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Coverage are announced.
5/18/09 - Health care providers in Louisiana take home honors for improving patient care at the 2nd Annual Health Care Quality Summit.*
3/10/09 - Care Transitions project featured in The Advocate, Baton Rouge*
1/27/09 - Louisiana Health Care Review announces new administration roles - Industry veterans bring experience to quality improvement
1/22/09 - Curtis applauds Boustany appointment to House Ways and Means Committee*
ARRA Stimulus Package Resources
Quality Successes - Results from the 8th SOW
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(225) 248-7059 Email
Lisa Stansbury, Director of Communications
(225) 248-7023 Email
NEWS ARCHIVES
11/13/08 - Medicare Beneficiaries Encouraged to Compare Prices and Coverage for Drug Plans - Annual re-enrollment period begins this week.
9/3/08 - Managing Diabetes
This article from The Independent Weekly highlights CMS's new initiative to reduce disparities in diabetes care.*
8/18/08 - Louisiana Health Care Organizations and Medicare Patients to Benefit from Two New Federal Grants - Focus is on Reducing Disparities and Hospital Readmissions*
1/2/08 - Significant Improvements Made in Health Care for Louisiana's Medicare Beneficiaries - Louisiana health care providers to continue receiving quality improvement support
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