CMS Creates New Office for Burden Reduction
On June 23rd, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of a new office, the Office of Burden Reduction and...
Ruling Requires Transparency for Hospitals and Insurers
On June 23, a federal judge upheld the new mandate requiring hospitals to publish the secret rates they negotiate with health insurers. U.S. District...
South Dakota Medicaid Special Payroll
On June 29, 2020 South Dakota Medicaid is processing a special payroll. Remittance advices from this payroll will be available on the SD Medicaid...
Nurse Licensure Compact Webinar
The National Council on State Boards of Nursing is hosting a webinar on the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). The NLC increases access to care...
Mark Burket Chosen to Serve on National Coronavirus Commission
SDAHO member, Mark Burket, CEO of Platte Health Care Center has been chosen to serve on a 25-member independent commission under the leadership of...
Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act Provides Flexibility in CAH Designation
The Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act would benefit hospitals by updating the Medicare Critical Access Hospital rules to give states the authority to designate...
South Dakota Hospitals Make Big Impact on Patient Safety
Hot off the press is the Hospital Impact Report 2020 from Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC). This report illustrates the combined 147 South Dakota and...
Virtual Conference Success: Rural Health Leaders
SDAHO would like to thank South Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association (SDHFMA) for the sponsorship for our very first virtual Rural Health Leaders Conference....
SD Health Care Facilities are Economic Anchors in their Communities
In 2018 South Dakota hospitals and nursing homes treated 378,697 people in their emergency departments, provided 3,185,801 outpatient visits, performed over 64,169 surgeries, delivered...
SDAHO Enterprise COVID-19 Resources
To meet member needs in response to the COVID-19 crisis, SDAHO Enterprises has compiled a COVID-19 Resources List of companies offering solutions to resulting operational and...
