CMS Updates its Emergency Preparedness Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made two changes to its Emergency Preparedness Appendix Z. The first change is adding...
Electronic Health Record Usability and Safety Challenges
February 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which sparked the near universal...
Emergency Triage, Treat & Transport (ET3) Model
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Fact sheet released Feb 14, 2019.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (Innovation Center) Emergency Triage, Treat, and...
March Webinars
SDAHO is pleased to offer 4 new webinars in March for both acute and post-acute members. We will continue to post new educational opportunities...
Annual Post-Acute, Partners in Care, Conference – Early Bird Deadline is March 1st!
Register today for the early bird pricing ​of $175 (members) & $225 (non-members) which expires on March 1st! The conference this year will focus...
House Health and Human Services Committee
House Health & Human Services Committee met for two days this week.
February 12, the committee heard five bills.
HB 1179 revise certain provisions regarding victims...
Senate Health and Human Services:
The Senate Health & Human Services Committee met for one day this week, scheduled Feb 13, to hear 3 bills.
February 13, the committee will...
Indian Health Service Continues to Let Down Tribal Members
By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Feb. 15, 2019
Tribal
members have been in the midst of a government-induced health care
crisis for decades due...
SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now
available. Providers have until March 4, 2019 to review their performance
data prior to the...
Department of Social Services Budget Hearing to Joint Committee on Appropriations
The Department of Social Services is almost 60% federal funds, 40% general funds and exceeds $1.0Billion dollars in total. The largest portion of the...
