Speculation continues about possible ACA legislation; CSR payments funded for August
While members of congress are away on recess, efforts are underway to try and revive legislation to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable...
Use safety when viewing solar eclipse
Excitement is building for the much-anticipated total solar eclipse that will be passing over the United States on Monday August 21st, between 1:00pm –...
CHAD hosting education on NCQA primary care medical home standards
The Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) is hosting an in-depth training on transforming practice using the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)...
Cybersecurity Thought Leader to Address Conventioneers
Mac McMillan, co-founder and CEO of CynergisTek, Inc., a top-ranked information security and privacy consulting firm focused on the health care IT industry, will...
Board of Nursing proposes changes to the unlicensed assistive personnel registry
The South Dakota Board of Nursing is proposing changes to the ARSD Chapter to amend the definition section to include a registrant and add...
CMS proposes to cancel major bundled payment initiatives
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed canceling two bundled payment models, the cardiac and expanded joint replacement models.
The proposed rule,...
Veterans choice appropriations bill signed by the president
President Trump signed into law the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 last week. The legislation provides $2.1 billion in funding to...
Hospice Compare goes live
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Hospice Compare this week. The data published on the site represents data collected from October...
Southeast Tech adds education options to advance workforce efforts
Southeast Tech is offering a new option to attain a medical coding AAS degree as a hybrid program which is taught primarily online with...
Senate adjourns; uncertainty persists for CSR payments
The Senate adjourned late last week for their August recess after proposals to repeal and partially replace the Affordable Care Act failed. However, uncertainty...
