CDC and Department of Health Data Use Agreement
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) is entering into a new agreement with the South Dakota...
CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings Update
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as announced earlier this year, recently updated the overall hospital quality star ratings on the Hospital Compare...
LeadingAge Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report Release
The Assisted Living Salary and Benefits report is published in cooperation with LeadingAge and supported by the National Center for Assisted Living ...
Medication assisted treatment
There is no longer any debate about the fact that America is in the midst of an opioid crisis. There are now more Americans...
Hearings on the hill
Busy week next week on the Hill regarding healthcare hot topics.
03/05/19 10:00 AM ESTHearing: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions CommitteeThe Senate Health, Education,...
SB 118 – The ‘MOST’ bill
SB 118,  the Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) is a patient-centered, advance care planning tool and actionable medical order between a patient...
House Health & Human Services Committee Action
Bill Hearings
SB 61Â *Â Â Â Â Â provide certain provisions regarding nursing facility closures.This is Senator Steinhauer's bill which allows nursing home facilities who are ceasing operations...
Senate Health & Human Services Committee Activity
Bill Hearing Update:
HB 1099Â Â Â Â Â Â provide for the designation of a caregiver to receive information regarding residents of treatment facilities.Action was deferred until March 4, as...
Joint Committee on Appropriations
JCA committee work during week 8:
Week 8: JCA bill hearings: The Joint Committee on Appropriations (JCA) wrapped up their...
Health care news around the country
POLITICOPRO Health Care:By Brianna Ehley
The FDA will soon require drug companies to study whether prescription opioids already on the market are effective in managing...
