Opioids remain top priority for U.S. Senate
According to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Senate plans to work on appropriations bills and judicial nominations in the final two weeks of...
Infographic: Proposed changes to ACO involvement in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Pictures often do a better job explaining than words do. With that in mind, this infographic explains the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...
CMS offers webinar on Hospice Quality Reporting Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting an Introduction to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) webinar on Aug. 30...
AHA Action Alert: Contact Thune & Rounds
The American Hospital Association (AHA) issued an Action Alert asking members to contact their U.S. senators asking them to support including language in the...
Brookings Health System holds community forum to address opioid epidemic
Brookings Health System hosted two community forums last week to address concerns and answer questions about the opioid epidemic. A group of panelists represented...
Sanford, Good Sam receive green light to merge
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially put the stamp of approval on the merger of Sanford Health and The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan...
Committee on Ways & Means releases Red Tape Relief Project report
The Committee on Ways & Means last week released a Red Tape Relief Project report, further reiterating the importance of stakeholder collaboration to further...
Skilled nursing facility performance reports available for review
Annual performance score reports for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP), which begins Oct. 1, are now accessible via the Certification...
Deadline extended for Quality Excellence Award applications
The application deadline for the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization’s second annual Quality Excellence Awards has been extended to Aug. 24.
The Quality Excellence...
South Dakota’s tax receipts higher than expected
The State of South Dakota general fund receipt report, released last week, shows the most recent month-end and year-to-date receipts in all major categories...
