Ochsner Health neurosurgeon offers breakthrough, ultra-minimally invasive procedure for certain painful back conditions

Second Harvest, Ochsner Launch Mobile Groceries at Hospitals

Biz New Orleans | Jul 14, 2025

On July 8, Second Harvest Food Bank and Ochsner Health officially launches the Makin’ Groceries Mobile Market at Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, bringing fresh, affordable groceries directly to patients, healthcare workers, and the surrounding community. The market will operate twice a month, alternating between Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans and West Campus, expanding healthy food access and addressing food insecurity where people live, work, and receive care.

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Ochsner Health Scales AI Tool After Its Cuts Prior Authorization Time to Just 4-5 Minutes

MedCity News | Jul 14, 2025

Ochsner Health is expanding its use of Latent Health’s AI platform after its reduced medication prior authorization times to just 4-5 minutes. The technology is designed to both streamline pharmacists’ workflows as well as improve patients’ access to medications.

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June Marked the End of a Busy First Year for Ochsner’s Innovation Fund

Biz New Orleans | Jul 14, 2025

One of the many ways Ochsner is investing in the state is through the Ochsner Louisiana Innovation Fund (OLIF). Launched in June 2024, OLIF is a $10 million fund for investments in early-stage, innovative healthcare companies that improve the health of Louisianans and the experience of patients and healthcare professionals across the industry. The fund is a partnership between Ochsner and Louisiana Economic Development (LED) through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), a program of the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Ochsner Health celebrates 50,000+ robot-assisted surgeries as pioneer in patient care

The Times-Picayune | Jul 14, 2025

Ochsner Health has reached a significant milestone: performing more than 50,000 minimally invasive robot-assisted surgeries across its system. This achievement underscores Ochsner’s longstanding commitment to surgical innovation, patient-centered care and excellence in advanced medical technology. Ochsner patients in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and beyond are benefiting from faster recoveries, fewer complications and an overall better surgical experience thanks to this cutting-edge approach.

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Using Video Education to Boost Patient Engagement in Echocardiography: Merrill Stewart, MD

American Journal of Managed Care | Jul 14, 2025

Merrill H. Stewart, MD, Ochsner Health, explains how his practice takes advantage of downtime during cardiologist appointments to educate patients.

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Ochsner Heath CIO on Applying AI to Pharmacy Operations

Healthcare Innovation | Jul 14, 2025

Amy Trainor, R.N., discusses AI decision-making at Ochsner, as well as her efforts to reorganize how IT work is done at the 46-hospital nonprofit health system

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Why the Hospital at Home Concept Won’t Be Going Away

Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare | Jul 14, 2025

Hospital at Home programs are here to stay, regardless of the fate of the Medicare waiver, but they may look a lot different a year from now.

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Advanced epilepsy care at Ochsner LSU Health earns top national accreditation

The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate | Jul 14, 2025

Ochsner LSU Health has earned the highest possible national accreditation for the specialized care it provides to people with epilepsy and seizure disorders.

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C-suite strategies to expand access to care

Becker's Hospital Review | Jul 14, 2025

Becker’s asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share how their system has been expanding their access to care.

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Population Health Reimagined Through Integrated Care

American Journal of Managed Care | Jul 14, 2025

Louisiana has consistently ranked near the bottom in national health outcomes, prompting the launch of Ochsner Health’s Healthy State initiative—an effort grounded in the principles of integrated care and community partnership. “There’s a social responsibility that comes along with our presence in the state,” began Eboni Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, MMM, director of primary care research at Ochsner Health, who was a cochair of the Institute of Value-Based Medicine (IVBM) event held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 10, 2025. Throughout the event, speakers from health systems, academia, and payers participated in panel discussions and delivered presentations relating to the Healthy State initiative.

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