ROI for Chronic Disease Programs
The South Dakota Department of Health and its partners have developed a survey to determine how to assist health systems with implementing and sustaining...
CMS Issues New Hospital Reporting Requirements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued new regulatory requirements to Hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), to report on 38...
HHS Announces Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $20 billion in new funding for providers under a Phase 3 General Distribution...
Legislature Directs $130 million to Healthcare Providers During Special Session
The South Dakota Legislature passed two bills during the October 5, 2020 special session authorizing expenditures related to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The bills...
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended
United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar, announced via Twitter on October 2 that he renewed the COVID-19 public health...
“The Year of the Nurse” State Christmas Tree
Christmas at the Capitol is one of South Dakota’s unique holiday traditions. It began with just 12 trees in 1981. Today nearly 100 finely...
AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award
The AHA is accepting nominations through Nov. 23 for its 2021 Dick Davidson NOVA Award, which recognizes outstanding collaboration by hospitals and health systems for healthier...
Post-Acute Care Quality Reporting Programs Tip Sheets
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Hospice, Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Public Reporting...
SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Dry Run Reports
As reported last week in the SDAHO article titled Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare-Associated Infections Measure, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is pushing forward...
SDAHO PAC Gaining Momentum
Due to COVID-19, SDAHO PAC postponed the annual PAC campaign and kicked off in September instead of May. Despite this delay and not holding...
