Proposed changes to Home Health Prospective Payment System rule
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is reviewing the recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule CMS-1689-P, which...
CMS seeks comments on proposed home health changes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to overhaul the home health prospective payment system and continue the shift toward value-based...
Providers encouraged to complete nursing home admissions survey
The South Dakota Department of Health, Department of Social Services and Department of Human Services are seeking information that impacts a nursing facility’s decision...
Wanted: promising practices on how to address post-acute care workforce challenges
The LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions is collecting stories on promising practices which have been implemented in long term care facilities and could be...
Revisions made to Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies for skilled nursing facilities
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Centers (CMS) issued a memo June 15 to State Survey Agency Directors highlighting the final revisions to the...
New Medicare cards for South Dakotans
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) started mailing new Medicare cards this week to people with Medicare who live in South Dakota,...
Free webinar available for Home Health PEPPER review
A free WebEx event to review the most recent Home Health Agency (HHA) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER), version Q4CY17, will...
Senate hearing held on Alzheimer’s legislation
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to encourage passage of bipartisan legislation Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s...
Skilled nursing facility preview reports now available
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available for review. Providers have until June 30 to review their...
Participants needed for home care and hospice salary, benefits studies
Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) announced the 2018‑2019 Home Care and Hospice Salary & Benefits studies are now underway. Facilities who wish to...
