Tobacco Control Program’s Community/School Partnership grant
The South Dakota Tobacco Control Program announced ​the Community/School Partnership grant application is open. The Community/School Partnership Grant links school and community tobacco prevention...
Former Governor of Wisconsin, Martin J. Schreiber, to Speak at the SDAHO Post-Acute Care...
More than two years ago former Wisconsin Governor, Martin J. Schreiber, began a campaign unlike anything he experienced while in office. Rather than seeking...
Billing Edits for OPPS Providers with Multiple Service Locations Delayed
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed
billing edits for outpatient providers with multiple service locations —
scheduled to start in April —...
CMS Memo Updates State Operations Manual for Emergency Preparedness
A few weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Quality, Safety, and Oversight Group (QSO) issued a Memo to State Survey Agencies...
LeadingAge April Newsletter
LeadingAge, the national post-acute care partner for SDAHO, has issued their April 2019 newsletter. Members of LeadingAge should make note of the 2019 member...
SD DSS Releases RFP for Primary Prenatal Care Innovation Grants
The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) released RFP #1661, the Primary Prenatal Care Innovation Grants.
During the 2019 legislative session, $1 million...
CMS Issues Factsheets for 2019 Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has
issued factsheets on changes to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
for calendar
year 2019, and the new
performance-based scoring...
SD DSS Releases Memorandum on Provider Inflationary Increases
South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) releases memorandum on provider inflationary increases. Senate Bill 191, the General Appropriations Act, provides the following increases...
Senator Thune reintroduces Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) applauds Senator Thune for continuing to fight for access to quality health care in South Dakota...
Statewide radio system upgrade will be necessary before 2023
The State of South Dakota implemented a digital public safety radio network in 2003 to address shortcomings with previous state-operated communication systems. Natural disasters...
