Notice to Home Health Billing Staff on Rural Add-On Payment Code Effective January 1,...
Home health rural add-on payments will now vary based on the county in which the service was furnished. Medicare requested the National Uniform Billing...
Overview materials available for SNF Patient Driven Payment Model
On Oct. 1, 2019, the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will replace the Resource Utilization Group, Version IV (RUG-IV) for the Skilled Nursing...
Administrative rules for assisted living centers have been revised
The South Dakota Department of Health encourages assisted living providers to review the draft rules for assisted living facilities and provide comments on the...
Proposals for additional nursing home capacity due Dec. 21
As stated in a previous South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations article, the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has issued a request for...
Webinar offered on how to become a Institutional Special Needs Plan provider
LeadingAge has released a new webinar for members ($99) and non-members ($198) on the topic of becoming a provider-led institutional special needs plan (I-SNP)...
SD Department of Health newsletter offers useful information for LTC providers
The South Dakota Department of Health’s Office of Health Care Facilities Licensure and Certification has released for long term care (LTC) providers the December...
Use of electronic health records increasing in long term care
The Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a data brief titled Electronic Health...
Version 2.01 of the Hospice Item Set Manual is now available
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 15 released the updated Hospice Item Set (HIS) manual, which includes additional guidance based on...
NHPCO comments on hospice regulatory burden
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Nov. 19, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) offered comments...
Mobridge, Madison nursing homes are scheduled to close
Black Hills Receiver has filed with the South Dakota Department of Health notice of intent to close the Mobridge Care and Rehabilitation Center and...
