BLS: Health care industry adds 31,000 jobs in October
The latest job numbers show that health care employment rose by 31,000 jobs in October.
New data from the U.S....
CMS Awarded New Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its new Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors. Three contractors will perform post-payment...
OPPS Final Rule Finalizes Changes for Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed in the OPPS final rule updates to the requirements for...
CMS releases final rule for CY 2017 OPPS/ASC payment systems
On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2017 outpatient prospective payment...
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
It's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, an annual one-week observance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to raise...
Exchange signups hit post-election peak amid uncertainty of ACA’s future
Americans are continuing to sign up for policies under the Health Insurance Marketplace amid post-election uncertainty regarding the future...
NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program application cycle to open
The next NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application cycle is expected to open in January. In an effort...
Congress returns for lame duck session
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate returned from a seven-week election recess this week for...
Medicaid expansion pivots to Medicaid reform
Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Tuesday that he will not ask the South Dakota Legislature to consider his plan to...
Comments to CMS requested on final rule for OPPS/ASC payment systems
SDAHO joins with the American Hospital Association (AHA) in urging members to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare...
