HJBR Nov/Dec 2019

Smart, In-depth, Award-winning Healthcare News at your fingertips. Each issue of Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge provides important articles, features, and information for healthcare professionals. Access current and past issues online at: HealthcareJournalBR.com Chief Editor Smith W. Hartley  shartley@ushealthcarejournals.com Managing Editor Laura Fereday  lfereday@ushealthcarejournals.com Web Editor Betty Backstrom  bbackstrom@ushealthcarejournals.com Editor/Writer Philip Gatto  pgatto@ushealthcarejournals.com Contributors Kevin Litten, Andrew Olinde, Jr. Correspondents Mindy L. Calandro, MD, FAAP; Rebekah E. Gee, MD, MPH; Stewart T. Gordon, MD, FAAP; Karen C. Lyon, PhD APRN, NEA; Heath Veuleman Art Director Cheri Bowling  cheri@ushealthcarejournals.com Sponsorship Director Dianne Hartley  dhartley@ushealthcarejournals.com Photographer Sharron Ventura Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge Advisory Board Brian Berrigan Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association Everett J. Bonner, Jr, MD, FACS The Baton Rouge Clinic Robert Burgess President & CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital David Carmouche, MD Regional Medical Director, Physician Leader of Service Lines Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge William Freeman, MD Chief Medical Officer, C&M Medical Services Tina S. Holland, PhD President, Our Lady of the Lake College Lynne Medley-Long President, LML Healthcare Consulting Barbara Morvant Nurse Consultant/Policy Advisor Retired LSBN Executive Director Susan E. Nelson, MD, FACP, FAAHPM Medical Director PACE Baton Rouge|Medical Director, Senior Services Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System November / December 2019 Copyright© 2019 Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge The information contained within has been obtained by Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge from sources believed to be reliable. However, because of the possibility of human or mechanical error, Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from use of such information. The editor reserves the right to censor, revise, edit, reject or cancel any materials not meeting the standards of Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge. + %5