HJNO Sep/Oct 2024

6 JAN / FEB 2017  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS   + 12 Contents September / October 2024 I Vol. 13, No. 5 DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................................................. 35 Hospital Rounds ................................................................................... 57 Ad Index .................................................................................................... 66 CORRESPONDENTS Nursing ...................................................................................................... 40 Medicaid .................................................................................................. 44 Children’s Health ................................................................................ 46 Senior Health ........................................................................................ 48 Oncology .................................................................................................. 50 Medical Society .................................................................................... 52 Vascular ..................................................................................................... 54 FEATURES Mothers at Risk: Uncovering the Systemic Issues Behind Louisiana’s Maternal Mortality Crisis ........................................... 8 Michelle Collins, PhD, CNM, RNC-EFM, FACNM, FAAN, FNAP Dean of Loyola New Orleans University College of Nursing and Health Unnecessary Medicare Advantage Denials: Harming Louisiana Patients, Crowding Our Emergency Departments, and Costing U.S. Providers Billions ............................ 13 Mike Thompson Healthcare Policy Analyst & Media Liaison Louisiana Hospital Association The Foundation of Relationships and How Trauma Plays into Our Health: Trauma Bonds vs. Healthy Relationships . ....... 20 Rev. Ted Wiard, EdD, LPCC, CGC and Rev. Genevieve Oswald Southwestern College and Golden Willow Retreat Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Inflammatory Bowel Disease ................................ 28 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent 8 13