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...
Freeze date announced for February Hospice Compare data
The freeze date for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) data that will be included in quality measure calculations for the February 2019 Hospice Compare...
CMS releases 2019 Medicare home health final rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) home health (HH) prospective payment...
AARP provides profile of LTSS in South Dakota
AARP’s annual Across the States Report provides profiles of state and national data for long term services and supports (LTSS) into a single report....
Long term care facilities sought to participate in antibiotic stewardship program
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking long term care facilities to join a national program that aims to reduce harms...
