House passes bill to extend CHIP, Medicaid DSH relief
Last week the House voted to pass the Championing Healthy Kids Acts of 2017 (H.R.3922) that included a five-year...
CMS adopts misguided policies
Despite strong opposition from SDAHO and America Hospital Association (AHA), and the majority of members in Congress, the Center...
SDAHO Enterprises launches new online recruitment resource
SDAHO Enterprises would like to invite your facility to take advantage of our new online recruitment resource SDHospitalJobs.com.
SDAHO has joined over...
Home health final rule released
In the home health final rule released on Wednesday, CMS discontinued its plans to move forward with the home health groupings...
Workforce housing study draft legislation proposed
The third and final meeting of the Interim Summer Study for Workforce Housing met Thursday, October 26, 2017. The...
Encourage patients, family, friends to quit smoking
Smoking or using tobacco products is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, which leads to stroke or heart attacks....
115th Congress works to advance important legislative issues
The 115th Congress continues to work on a number of important legislative issues with plans to advance for consideration...
Second annual geriatrics symposium on dementia
The USD Sanford School of Medicine and the Alzheimer’s Association are sponsoring the second annual geriatrics symposium on Friday,...
Small-volume parenteral medication shortages require strategies for conservation
AHA issued a quality advisory this week regarding the experiences of shortages of intravenous (IV) fluids that are critical...
AHA releases study on regulatory burden to providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released this week a study revealing $39 billion in annual spending in administrative activities...