Governor Noem State of the State Summary
The 40-day legislative session began with Governor Noem’s State of the State address on Tuesday January 8. Governor Noem plans to deliver a special...
Caring for our Aging Population
The number of older adults with complex needs is growing quickly while safe, effective and reliable care is a pressing need. Current health systems...
A new poll shows new Congress what to prioritize
A new POLITICO-Harvard poll of US Adults found the top 5 areas where all respondents regardless of party tend to agree: reduce the federal...
The Federal Government still at an impasse
This week, the Democrats took over the United States House of Representatives and elected Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. One of first...
US Health and Human Services is stepping up their cybersecurity assistance
During the last few days of 2018 The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a 4 volume publication which lists...
December 2018 South Dakota Economic and Revenue Report
SD Bureau of Finance and Management released the Economic and Revenue Update for December 2018.
Overall highlights, include ongoing state general fund collections for FY...
Hospice Data Analytics Webinar January 15
Home Health Care News and Optima Healthcare Solutions have teamed up to provide a webinar on Hospice Data Analytics - Mining for Gold. With...
CMS NEWS: Hospice Provider Preview Reports Now Available
Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey provider preview reports have been updated and are now...
Sanford Health and Good Sam, Merger Finalized
Sanford Health and The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society have officially completed the merger which cleared regulatory review in June 2018. The merger solidifies...
Electronic Visit Verification Implementation Date Pushed Back
South Dakota is in the process of implementing Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) as required by the 21st Century CURES Act. The State is working...
