CMS proposes rule to lift regulations, ease burden on providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to relieve burden on providers by removing unnecessary, obsolete or excessive burdensome...
CMS awards $26.6 million for developing quality measures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected seven healthcare organizations to create new quality measures for the Quality Payment Program, awarding them $26.6...
Pierce named permanent president of Rapid City Hospital
Regional Health has named John Pierce to the permanent position of president of the Rapid City Hospital and Market. He had been serving as...
DOH investigates Legionnaires’ disease in Sioux Falls
The South Dakota Department of Health issued a press release concerning 14 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease that have been reported in people who...
Senate prepares to pass major opioids package
The Senate is expected to vote later today on a major package of legislation, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. The legislation is...
Special session approves taxing remote sales
South Dakota's special legislative session held Sept. 12 featured two bills related to remote sellers and e-commerce that were signed into law.
SD special legislative...
SDAHO members make the news
Several South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations members were in the news recently, including:
Regional Health in Rapid City named Paulette Davidson as president...
FDA chief calls teenage vaping an “epidemic”, announces steps to curb use
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb escalated efforts to stop an “epidemic” of teenage use of e-cigarettes announcing earlier this week wide-scale...
SD organization receives $100K grant to help consumers enroll in health coverage
The Western South Dakota Community Action Partnership earlier this week was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Uninsured rate holds steady in 2017
The number of U.S. residents without health insurance for the entire year in 2017 was estimated at 28.5 million, or 8.8 percent of the...
