Gaea Blue Passes Administrator Role at Weskota Manor Avera on to Nikki VonEye
On December 31st, 2018 Gaea Blue retired from Weskota Manor after serving almost five decades in healthcare. Blue served both Avera Weskota Memorial Hospital...
Funding Opportunities
The South Dakota Department of Health, Tobacco Control Program is pleased to announce the Tobacco Disparities Grant which is intended to promote long-term change...
CMS releases update on therapy caps and functional reporting
Updates to Reflect Removal of Functional Reporting Requirements and Therapy Provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.Therapists must continue to track their patients’...
New Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies Call
Thursday, February 14 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET
Register for Medicare Learning Network events.
CMS implemented new opioid policies for Medicare drug plans effective January...
SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
FROM CMS:Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. Providers have until March 4, 2019 to review their performance...
Trump’s Ambitious Plan to Overhaul the Drug Purchasing System
PoliticoPro: By Sarah Karlin-Smith and Sarah Owermohle
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed an ambitious overhaul of the drug purchasing system in its latest bid...
Congressional Update on the Drug Industry and Pricing Practices
PolticoPro: By Sarah Owermohle and Dan Diamond
The drug industry must start explaining its pricing practices, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley told POLITICO's "Pulse Check"...
FDA issued draft guidance aimed at boosting generic drug competition
PoliticoPRO: By Sarah Owermohle
​The FDA released draft guidance today aimed at boosting generic drug competition by clarifying manufacturers must disclose whether approved products...
Trump Administration’s Proposal for Medicare Advantage Plans
PoliticoPro: By Rachel Roubein
The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Medicare
Advantage rate notice for 2020, a proposal letting insurers know how
much the federal...
Provider Rehabilitates Paper-Based Accounts Payable
SDAHO’s Endorsed Business Partner- Commerce Bank.
Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes can spend hours every week sorting mail, tracking down invoices across multiple locations, and...
