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...
Wanted: promising practices on how to address post-acute care workforce challenges
The LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions is collecting stories on promising practices which have been implemented in long term care facilities and could be...
Revisions made to Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies for skilled nursing facilities
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Centers (CMS) issued a memo June 15 to State Survey Agency Directors highlighting the final revisions to the...
