First flu death of the season reported in South Dakota
The South Dakota Department of Health has reported the first death from influenza in South Dakota for the 2018-2019...
Guidance offered for using humidifiers
The use of humidifiers during cold, dry weather is a great benefit, but special care should be taken when...
Patient Driven Payment Model resources available, informational call scheduled
In July 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new case-mix classification model called the...
CMS launches effort to improve patient safety, quality of care in nursing homes
As a part of the Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
South Dakota may have first case of polio-like disease
The South Dakota Department of Health is investigating the first possible case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in the...
Improper Medicare payments total $31B in 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) paid out approximately $31 billion in improper Medicare payments in fiscal...
Whooping cough on the rise in South Dakota
Ninety cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in South Dakota since the beginning of the year,...
HHS Secretary Azar says government may foot the bill for social determinants of health
Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar said Nov. 14 during a speech that the Centers for Medicare...
Mobridge, Madison nursing homes are scheduled to close
Black Hills Receiver has filed with the South Dakota Department of Health notice of intent to close the Mobridge...
FDA moves to restrict flavored e-cigarettes
Food & Drug Administrator (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Nov. 15 issued a statement outlining plans to sharply curb...
