CMS to provide hospital-specific reports for preview
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will provide confidential, hospital-specific reports on two disparity methods that assess hospital performance for patients with...
Doctor’s orders: Go play in the park
The trend for doctors to prescribe physical activity is sweeping the nation and South Dakota is onboard with a program called Park Rx. The...
Listening session scheduled for Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has scheduled a listening session on three provisions included in the proposed Physician Fee Schedule rule change,...
Registration open for Medicare Bootcamp
The South Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association and the South Dakota Office of Rural Health are hosting a HCPro Medicare Boot Camp, an intensive...
Birk joins SDAHO team
Stacie Birk has joined the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDHAO) as a staff accountant. She will be assisting with accounting and business...
OIG releases report on Medicare hospice program
After completing a review of the Medicare hospice program, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services...
Hearing scheduled to consider new insurance rules
The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Insurance will hold a public hearing on Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. (CDT) to...
Inappropriate use of social media in health care
The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Office of Licensure and Certification, recently shared information regarding the inappropriate use of social media in the...
DOH newsletter for nursing homes released
The August edition of the Partnership News and Best Practice newsletter from the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Office of Health Care Facilities...
Antipsychotic drug use in South Dakota nursing homes drops 22 percent
Over the last six years, nursing homes in South Dakota have experienced a 22.6 percent reduction in the number of residents who receive antipsychotic...
