Louisiana news and information

There's been a lot of turnover at LSU Health Care Services, the Louisiana public hospital system headquartered in Baton Rouge.
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LSU Health Care Services' chief executive, who also serves as the chief medical officer, is resigning next month.
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The Louisiana corrections agency reversed course on a contract that provides telemedicine-enabled medical care for inmates in state prisons. Legislators had complained when the state Department of Corrections chose a Texas firm to provide the services to replace LSU.
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Lafayette (La.) General Medical Center has begun its new role as a teaching hospital with 22 new doctors undergoing training at the private hospital as part of its takeover of University Medical Center.
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LSU continued to shrink its hospital management footprint Monday, turning over its health facilities in four cities to private operators, including a shift in New Orleans that has caused delays in non-emergency services.
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Louisiana's corrections department is contracting with a Texas company for telemedicine services for prisoners, rather than continuing to use the LSU health system for such care, lawmakers were told Friday.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana this fall will offer members of a new health insurance plan the ability to consult their doctors via their iPads, iPhones, Android devices and webcam-equipped PCs. It’s the first time the state’s largest health insurer will offer a telehealth...
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Thirty people were removed by ambulance and three were airlifted by medical helicopter after an explosion Thursday morning at a Louisiana chemical plant, located in a small town 20 miles outside of Baton Rouge.
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Home health giant Amedisys has hired The Braff Group to help the Baton Rouge, La., firm shed about 35 care centers.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is moving so quickly to privatize the LSU-run hospitals that deals are being approved with significant financing pieces still uncertain, raising questions about whether the contracts are the best available for the state.
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