November Hospice Care Update
Over the last few weeks, there have been final rules sent out by CMS that impact hospice care. Â
November 1, CMS released the final Home...
SAMHSA Releases Latest U.S. Survey on Drug Use and Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released the results of the 2022...
CMS Care Compare begins displaying birthing-friendly hospital designation
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will begin displaying the ‘Birthing-Friendly’ designation icon on CMS’s Care Compare online...
CMS CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Offers New Codes for Those Living...
CMS CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Offers New Codes for Those Living with Serious Illness.
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) has...
FDA clarifies Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dosage for children under 12
Children under age 12 should receive a 0.25 milliliter dose of the 2023-24 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, not the full vial for that age group,...
Sen. Rounds Lifts Up SDAHO and Member Facilities in Press Release on Legislation to...
South Dakota, United State Senator Mike Rounds along with Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota shared a press release on November 7, 2023, regarding...
DHS and FBI Issue PSA to Highlight Potential Threats from Actors in Response to...
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) received a memo on Thursday November 2, 2023, from John Wilgris, Vice President of Member and...
CDC Launches Campaign to Reduce Healthcare Worker Burnout
On October 31st, the CDC announced plans to launch an Impact Wellbeing Campaign to help hospital leaders tackle healthcare worker burnout.
The Centers for Disease...
CMS Releases 2024 Oversight Activities Related to Medicare Advantage
CMS issued a final rule in April that introduced new requirements concerning coverage criteria and the use of utilization management (UM) requirements in the...
Gov. Noem and Colleagues Send Letter Opposing President Biden’s Long-Term Care Regulations
Governor Kristi Noem and 14 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’...