Legislation announced to expand coverage for long-term care
A draft bill to expand Medicare coverage released by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) calls for the creation of cash-based “Qualified Individual Long-Term Care Benefit...
SDAHO releases Medicare IPPS Proposed Rule Impact Analysis for FY 2019
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) recently released the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule Impact Analysis for FY 2019....
The changing landscape and future of health care
As health care providers in South Dakota and across the nation know all too well, the field of health care is undergoing transformational change!
Many...
Farm bill fails in House
The House today in a 198-213 vote rejected the 2018 farm bill, H.R. 2. Thirty Republicans joined every Democrat in voting against the measure.
Democrats...
#HAVhope: Hospitals band together to end violence
Violence has become one of the major public health and safety issues throughout the country. Within the walls of our health care facilities, violence...
Associate Member Spotlight – Dougherty & Company LLC
The featured Associate Member this week is Dougherty & Company LLC. Â David Juran, Executive Vice President, provided the following information.
What services do Dougherty &...
CMS announces Rural Health Strategy
For the first time ever, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has adopted an official Rural Health Strategy to provide a proactive...
National summit leads to dementia recommendations
Participants in the Research Summit on Dementia Care, held in October 2017, have recommended nearly 700 new strategies for understanding dementia, working toward a...
National Skilled Nursing Care Week honors staff, residents and families
National Skilled Nursing Care Week, which is May 13-19, is a time to acknowledge the role skilled nursing care centers have in caring for...
SDAHO inducted into AHAPAC Hall of Fame
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations was inducted into the AHAPAC Hall of Fame May 7 at the annual American Hospital Association meeting...
