Rural Access to Hospice Act Introduced
The bipartisan Rural Access to Hospice Act (S. 1190/H.R. 2594) will fix a technical glitch to ensure seniors can access hospice care and choose...
Chronic Disease Resource
Healthcare providers play a vital role in preventing and controlling chronic diseases. In South Dakota that includes referring tobacco-using patients to the SD QuitLine​,...
Staying Safe in Today’s Increasing Threat Environment
Make Your World a Safer Place with access to healthcare specific programs for Aggression Management, Emergency Management and Security Risk Assessments​.The South...
H.R. 2573 and S. 433 Introduced to Address PDGM Concerns
The house and senate bills specifically address reforms made in the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a payment model proposed by the Centers for...
CMS Issues Guidance on Hospital Space-Sharing Arrangements
CMS issued draft
guidance regarding co-location or space-sharing arrangements between
hospitals and other providers. The draft guidance would allow hospitals to
share entrances, public areas, hallways, waiting...
LeadingAge Member Survey to Launch on June 6th
The first LeadingAge national-state partner collaborative member survey will launch on June 6th. Please watch your inbox for participation in this...
CMS Issues Draft Guidance on Ligature Risk
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has
issued draft
revised guidance to clarify its ligature risk policies for psychiatric
hospitals and psychiatric hospital units.
The draft...
2019 Chronic Disease Partners and BetterChoices, BetterHealth Conference
The 2019 Chronic Disease Partners and Better Choices, Better Health Conference will be held on October 15-16, 2019 in Mitchell. Breakout session proposals are being accepted...
Sustainable Improvements to the Continuum of Mental Health Services
With the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, the work
of the 2018 Access to Mental Health Services Study continues by creating five
task forces to...
SDAHO moderates discussion between US Senator Rounds, US Senator Alexander & SD Hospital CEOs
On May 3, Tim Rave, President of South Dakota Association of Health Care Organizations, moderated a discussion between US Senator Rounds, US Senator Alexander,...
