Administrative rules for assisted living centers have been revised
The South Dakota Department of Health encourages assisted living providers to review the draft rules for assisted living facilities and provide comments on the...
LeadingAge Learning Hub provides valuable resources for team meetings
Long term care facility team leaders who are looking for new ways to educate and energize team members are encouraged to check out the...
Provider notice: New forms for All Women Count! cancer screening program
The South Dakota Department of Health announced new forms for the All Women Count! cancer screening program will be required beginning Jan. 1. The...
Proposals for additional nursing home capacity due Dec. 21
As stated in a previous South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations article, the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has issued a request for...
Mental health services draft legislation now available
The Access to Mental Health Task Force met Dec 3 and discussed three pieces of draft legislation. The drafts were uploaded to the South...
Hospitals Star Ratings Preview through December
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a notice stating that preview reports are available until Dec. 30. Preview reports are...
Weekly open enrollment update: Week five
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases weekly enrollment snapshots for the HealthCare.gov platform. These data points are estimates pulled at a...
Children’s health insurance: National reports vs. South Dakota reports
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute released a report last month on the nation’s progress on children’s health and access to health insurance.  The report...
CMS announces increased nursing home staffing oversight, changes to PBJ manual
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 30 announced actions that will increase nursing home oversight and improve transparency relative to...
New federal report: Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor collaborated to develop a 119-page report which identifies challenges to and recommendations for improving...
