Information Services
The division is responsible for designing, planning and enabling a wide range of platforms for the exchange and interpretation of information related to health and healthcare throughout Louisiana.
The Division’s efforts fall into four functional areas:
- Health Information Technology, where efforts range from policy direction and sustainability planning, to the direct implementation of electronic medical records, decision-support systems in healthcare, and standard profiles to facilitate the exchange of information between health care systems and providers.
- Business Process Engineering and Information Architecture, which focuses on workflow design to improve collaboration, communication and efficiency both across and within health-related organizations. This is accomplished through the design and implementation of information structures and management practices that are appropriately organized, maintained and utilized.
- Core IT Infrastructure provides guidance, analysis, planning, design, deployment and ongoing IT operations management and technical support both within LPHI operations and in support of external partners.
- Information Systems Development,which focuses on the design, development and harmonious functionality of backend information infrastructure and front-end user experiences.
Areas of competency also Include:
Information Systems Development
Web systems development,Web Design, GIS Services (including interactive mapping solutions),Data processing,End to End Health IT Implementations,Core Infrastructure. Management.
Consulting and Advisory Role
Common Ground,Louisiana Health Information Exchange(LaHIE), The Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum (LHCQF),Louisiana Health Care Quality Forums Health Care IT Committee (LHCQF), The steering committee for HISPC (Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration) Phase III,Steering Committee for Louisianas participation in the FCC’s Rural Health Care Pilot Program

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