Mental health services studied by legislative committee
The Access to Mental Health Services interim committee created by the South Dakota legislature held their first meeting in Pierre on June 28. The...
CMS seeks comments on proposed home health changes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to overhaul the home health prospective payment system and continue the shift toward value-based...
Providers encouraged to complete nursing home admissions survey
The South Dakota Department of Health, Department of Social Services and Department of Human Services are seeking information that impacts a nursing facility’s decision...
Judge blocks Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirement
A federal judge has blocked Kentucky from instituting the first-ever Medicaid work requirements, which could be a potential setback to the Trump administration’s efforts...
Four SD hospitals recognized in national top 20 list
In an amazing accomplishment, four of the top 20 rural community hospitals in the nation are located in South Dakota, a feat no other...
Prairie Lakes announces new president/CEO
Kenneth (K.C.) DeBoer has been selected as president and CEO of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown. He will begin August 20 after the...
Infection control conference scheduled
The South Dakota Infection Control Conference will be held Oct. 4 and 5 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City. The conference...
Senate passes farm bill
The Senate passed its version of the farm bill, S. 3042, by a vote of 86-11, clearing the way for a conference committee to...
Feds announce $2B health care fraud takedown
The U.S. Department of Justice announced June 28 the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action involving 601 charged defendants across 58 federal districts,...
Catching the “big ones” in northeastern South Dakota
The 31st Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic is history and the record books will show that Nick Fosness, administrator/CEO of Marshall County Healthcare Center Avera...
