HJNO Jul/Aug 2019

58 JUL / AUG 2019  I  Healthcare Journal of NEW ORLEANS   Hospital Rounds cardiovascular medical and surgical services in Baton Rouge and across the state. Through the formation of this delivery network, Children’s Hos- pital New Orleans and Our Lady of the Lake Chil- dren’s Health will build and expand such services as pediatric electrophysiology, interventional car- diac catherization, and cardiac surgery in Baton Rouge for the first time.  “This collaboration allows us to do more together for Louisiana’s children,” said Alston E. Dunbar, III, MD, president, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health. “This means pediatric heart patients in Louisiana have more access points to highly complex and state-of-the-art procedures. Adding these surgical capabilities and proce- dures to our new children’s hospital means pedi- atric patients with complex cardiovascular condi- tions can receive the highly specialized care they need closer to home.”  Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, along with affiliated physician partners across Louisi- ana, currently provides pediatric cardiology ser- vices throughout hospitals and satellite clinics in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Monroe, St. Francis- ville, and Hammond. In October, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health will open a state-of-the-art children’s hospital in Baton Rouge built from the ground up just for kids, and this partnership will fully utilize the new technology and facilities now available in Baton Rouge to provide more surgi- cal and interventional procedures and treatments. Ochsner Health Network in Louisiana Earns $40M in Commercial Quality- Based Payments Ochsner Health Network (OHN) announced that in 2017-2018, it achieved over $34 million in shared savings and $5.5 million in quality payments from its value-based agreements with two of Loui- siana’s largest commercial health insurers. The organization achieved its largest shared savings to date in recognition of the significant improve- ments in patient outcomes and quality care mea- sures its physicians delivered in 2017-2018. These results add to recent success with senior popula- tions generated by the Ochsner Accountable Care Network (OACN). “We are proud to share these outstanding results that reflect the resources and efforts that OHN and its participating physicians have put into delivering the most effective care models,” said Ochsner Health Network President David Car- mouche. “Our success in 2018 continues OHN’s precedent of providing the highest quality of care available and proves that the best health- care outcomes can be paired with significant cost savings.” 2018 brought significant growth and milestones to the organization, including: • Exceeded the National Quality Compass 90th percentile in breast cancer screening rates, with a network-wide compliance rate of 81 percent. • Improved outcomes for patients with hyperten- sion by controlling blood pressure for 75 percent of patients with the disease, up from 68 percent in 2017. • Increased network of employed and indepen- dent physicians to more than 2,600. • Increased number of at-risk lives cared for by OHN physicians by 55 percent to more than 245,000. • Managed annual healthcare spending of more than $1 billion across Louisiana, including pro- viding the appropriate utilization of services. • Announced partnership with Walmart to form the Ochsner Accountable Care Plan. • Launched Blue Connect Network in partnership with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. Revenue from shared savings and quality pay- ments is used to invest in infrastructure and to reward physician practices for their additional focus on keeping patients healthy and providing efficient, high-value care. OHN providers reduced the total cost of care for its patient populations by emphasizing preventive care, improving the control of chronic conditions, focusing efforts on reducing avoidable emergency department visits and hospital readmissions, and developing pro- grams that target improved care management for its most vulnerable patients. LakeviewRegional Volunteer Event Honors Exceptional Service Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, recently hosted its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at Benedict’s Plantation in Mandeville, honoring 73 volun- teers who have worked a total of 20,746 hours. Each volunteer received a pin for service hours performed, as well as a gift from Lakev- iew Regional. “We sincerely appreciate our vol- unteers for the time, care and hospitality they provide to our patients and their loved ones,” said Hiral Patel, Lakeview Regional’s CEO. “Their role in providing our patients with an excep- tional experience helps ensure we are providing the highest quality care and contributes to our future success.” At the luncheon, donations were presented to various charities within St. Tammany Par- ish, with recipients being determined by a vote of the auxiliary members. Money was raised through numerous fundraisers throughout the year and from profits made in The Duck’s Nest hospital gift shop, which is operated by the vol- unteer auxiliary.  Charities receiving donations were St. Tammany Children’s Advocacy Center/Hope House,  North- shore Food Bank, Northshore Humane Society, Pennies for Bread, Safe Harbor – Northshore, Seniors & Law Enforcement Together – SALT, STOPS (St. Tammany Outreach for Prevention of Suicide), and Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans – RSVP – St. Tammany Parish. Other charities receiving donations throughout the year include Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association, NAMI, Special Olympics, and Wounded War Heroes. The total amount donated by the auxiliary was $18,204.  In the past 15 years, the auxiliary has donated a total of $407,245 to more than 45 different local charities. One charity, Pennies for Bread, has received a donation every year. The installation of new auxiliary officers was also conducted by Patel at the luncheon. New board members for the Lakeview Regional Volunteer Auxiliary include Kathy Gibbs, president; Antoi- nette Weatherly, vice president; Penny Eiffert, trea- surer; Viola Dickson, secretary; and Jerry Lambert, past president. TulaneMedical Center Named Among ‘World’s Best Hospitals’ by Newsweek Tulane Medical Center has been named a World’s Best Hospital by Newsweek in its 2019 list- ing of the top medical facilities across the globe. Of the 1,000 hospitals listed in the report, Tulane Medical Center is one of just 250 “World’s Best