HJBR Jan/Feb 2023

+ %5 January / February 2023 I Vol. 16, No. 1 Contents DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Desk ............................................................. 8 Healthcare Briefs ................................................ 43 Hospital Rounds ................................................. 61 Ad Index .................................................................... 66 CORRESPONDENTS Nursing ....................................................................... 50 Medicaid .................................................................... 52 Children’s Health ................................................. 56 Fitness ......................................................................... 58 FEATURES Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus ............................................................. 10 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS System VP, Clinical Improvement Ochsner Health Louisiana Drops to the Least Healthy State in the Country ....................................................... 17 America’s Health Rankings Annual Report United Health Foundation LDH FY 2023 Plan ........................................................... 18 Louisiana Department of Health CMS Ranks Louisiana’s Nursing Homes Worst in the U.S. ......................... 34 18 10