CMS reinstates risk adjustment payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that the agency says clarifies its methodology for calculating the Affordable Care...
Suicide prevention hotline one step closer to 3-digit phone number
The House this week voted 379-1 to pass H.R. 2345 (115), a bill that aims to overhaul the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
The legislation would...
House passes bill to eliminate medical device tax
On a vote of 283-132, the House passed H.R. 184 (115), a bill which will permanently eliminate the 2.3 percent tax on medical devices....
Senate confirms Wilkie as VA secretary
In a 86-9 vote, the Senate confirmed Robert Wilkie as secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Wilkie is viewed as being...
Opioid abuse committee meets
The Prescription Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee, which was developed as a result of a grant South Dakota received in 2016 from the Centers for...
Summer Healthcare Conference offered by LMC Insurance and United Heartland
SDAHO Enterprises, in partnership with Endorsed Business Partners LMC Insurance and United Heartland, are presenting a free Summer Healthcare Conference at the Hilton Garden...
Key points provided for proposed rule for physician fee schedule
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule on the calendar year (CY) 2019 physician fee schedule. The...
FEMA training course postponed
The FEMA Health Sector Emergency Preparedness course scheduled for Aug. 14 in Pierre has been postponed due to FEMA’S hurricane response recovery efforts to...
Hospitals asked to complete nursing facility needs survey
The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is conducting a survey of hospitals to help assess the need for additional nursing home capacity.
Hospital CEOs/administrators...
Free HIPAA training scheduled for healthcare providers
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is providing free HIPAA training specifically for smaller-sized health care providers. The training is to...
