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Ochsner Chief Clinical Transformation Officer Comments on the Future of Healthcare

New Medical Assistant Program to Begin Soon

The Advocate | Jul 5, 2019

The program, expected to include 140 hours of online training, classroom laboratories and 160 clinical externship hours, begins on Aug. 5.

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Transplanting Hope

Viva Nola | Jun 30, 2019

Since its establishment in 1984, this unit has performed more than 7,000 liver, kidney, pancreas, heart and lung transplants, which have saved the lives of children and adults from 37 states and 10 different countries.

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The Urgent Care Industry is Booming in New Orleans and Nationwide. Here’s Why.

NOLA.com | Apr 10, 2019

The industry has grown each year across the U.S. since 2013, a trend that experts attribute to growing demand for health care alternatives to the emergency room.

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Home Diagnosis Kit Gives Parents Easy Access to Pediatric Doctors

WWL-TV | Apr 9, 2019

A new medical kit being sold by Ochsner Urgent Care is connecting parents with their physicians from their own homes, around the clock.

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Ochsner Urgent Care Opens New Clinic in Central Business District

BIZ | Apr 1, 2019

The 3,050 square foot facility is located on the first floor of the Whitney Hancock building (formerly One Shell Square) and features four exam rooms and one larger treatment room.

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Ochsner Cardiologist Recognized by American College of Cardiology

BIZ | Mar 25, 2019

Awarded annually, the Master of the ACC Award recognizes and honors Fellows of the ACC who have consistently contributed to the goals and programs of ACC and have provided leadership in important ACC activities.

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University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School Announces 2019 Residency Match Day Results

BIZ Magazine | Mar 19, 2019

On Friday, March 15, the University of Queensland (UQ) Ochsner Clinical School graduating class of 2018 celebrated 2019 Match Day with a 93% Match Rate through the National Residency Match Program – a rite of passage in which medical school students from around the globe learn who has been selected or matched to a U.S. residency program for the next chapter of medical training.

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Rajan Patel, MD: Breaking New Ground in Minimally Invasive CV Care

MD Magazine | Mar 19, 2019

In an interview with MD Magazine® while at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA this weekend, Rajan Patel, MD, an interventional cardiologist and peripheral vascular interventionist with Ochsner Medical Center, explained where such medical and technological breakthroughs have most benefitted his fields of practice.

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Ochsner and Pfizer Constructing 'Digital Superhighway' for Clinical Trials

| Mar 18, 2019

Construction of a "digital superhighway" for clinical trials is underway at New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System using HL7's Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)—possibly the first time this technological solution has been successfully employed to transmit such data from Electronic Health Records (EHR) via FHIR to a study sponsor, in this case, Pfizer Inc.

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Ochsner Health System: Integrating Innovation to Help People Live Healthier & Productive Lives

Insightscare | Mar 14, 2019

Providers face enormous pressure to accommodate this change, from the restructuring of payment models to the upward trend of healthcare consumerism.

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