HJNO Mar/Apr 2024

+ 12 Contents March / April 2024 I Vol. 13, No. 2 DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Desk .............................................................................................. 9 Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................. 37 Hospital Rounds ................................................................................... 61 Ad Index .................................................................................................... 66 CORRESPONDENTS Secretary’s Corner .............................................................................. 44 Nursing ...................................................................................................... 46 Medicaid .................................................................................................. 48 Children’s Health ................................................................................ 50 Senior Health ........................................................................................ 52 Oncology .................................................................................................. 54 Medical Society .................................................................................... 56 Women’s Health .................................................................................. 58 FEATURES One on One ...................................................................... 10 Joan Coffman, FACHE President and CEO St. Tammany Health System Trauma Recovery Q&A ................................................. 19 Erika Rajo, PsyD Trauma Psychologist Director, Trauma Recovery Center University Medical Center New Orleans Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome .......................................................................... 26 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Eliminating Louisiana’s Physician Access Gaps ....................................................................... 31 Mike Thompson Healthcare Policy Analyst & Media Liaison Louisiana Hospital Association 10 31