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...
CMS Continues to Push Price Transparency Forward
In August, SDAHO shared an article on Price Transparency Rule: Strategic Considerations for Hospitals which included an on-demand webinar regarding the next steps hospital finance...
CNA Summit to Address Workforce Crisis in Long-Term Care and Post-Acute Care
The National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for Quality Care are proud to announce the first-ever CNA Staffing...
