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Dr. Patrick Quinlan will step down Sept. 1 as chief executive officer of Ochsner Health System, handing control of the region's largest health-care provider to his longtime second-in-command ...
In a 90-day pilot with the system last fall, Ochsner successfully reduced the hospital’s typical number of codes by 44 percent. It’s now expanding the technology to a 24-hour schedule and to more ...
Louisiana-based Ochsner Health System is partnering with Color to launch a population health pilot program, tying genetic information into preventive care. Calling it the first "fully-digital ...
The largest health system in the Gulf South region added seven hospitals and more than 30 clinics to its collection. Ochsner Health and Rush Health Systems have wrapped up a planned merger that ...
Ochsner Health System initially piloted the AI for three months. During that time, it decreased adverse events outside the ICU by 44 percent, according to a news release.
Ochsner Health is erasing the outstanding medical bills of 193,000 patients across the system -- a massive debt relief program totaling $366 million.
Ochsner Health System plans to begin paying for the medical education of 30 doctors this summer, its first cohort, who would commit to working at the health system for at least five years. Warner ...
Lafayette General Health, the largest health care provider in the Acadiana region, has signed a letter of intent to merge with Ochsner Health System, officials said Wednesday. Lafayette General has ...
Ochsner Health System uses AI to detect early warning signs in patients In an effort to reduce adverse events, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based system has adopted an artificial intelligence ...
Dr. Lisa Casey, program director for the newly ACGME-accredited residency program, will oversee 24 residents and physicians from both St. Tammany Health System and Ochsner Health. Construction on the ...
Ochsner Health addresses city council study . The guidance sent to Ochsner staff on Thursday said “we are aware of the city council’s proposal” to study the law, called Act 246.
Lafayette, La. (KLFY) – Lafayette General Health has joined Ochsner Health as of October 1st. Lafayette General Health will now be known as Ochsner Lafayette General and the system will enhance ...