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September 22, 11am CST | Emerging News (And Noise) about AI, Digital Health and Innovation, Gregory Fosheim
The noise about the promise of artificial intelligence...
CMS Receives Final Coronavirus Commission Report on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) received the final report from the independent Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes...
Providing A Positive Approach to Care
On September 30th SDAHO is hosting Jack York (Co-owner, It’s Never 2 Late) and Shelly Edwards (Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care) for 5...
Interim Rule Review Committee Approves South Dakota Medicaid Rule Changes
On September 15, the Department of Social Services Division of Medical Services presented a rules package to the Interim Rules Review Committee regarding changes...
CMS Seeks Comment on SNF Healthcare-Associated Infections Measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) is seeking input on measure specifications for Healthcare-Associated...
Fall Prevention Awareness Week
Falls Prevention Awareness Week is September 21-25. On September 23, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, the Great Plains Quality Improvement Organization will be hosting...
COVID-19 Maintaining Healthcare Safety, Critical Care Load-Balancing & Behavioral Health Resources
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) released an Express message to include...
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy
Operation Warp Speed (OWS) is a partnership among components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD),...
CMS Releases Guidance on Value-Based Care Opportunities in Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new State Medicaid Director's Letter to states encouraging states to advance value-based care (VBC) across...
South Dakota Medicaid Updates COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
South Dakota Medicaid has updated the COVID-19 Provider Frequently Asked Questions document. Within the update, South Dakota Medicaid clarified acceptance of COVID-19 treatment inpatient...
