Hospices: Review First Provider Preview Reports by June 30
Provider Preview Reports for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) are available with Oct. 1, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2016, data. Providers who believe their quality measure results are inaccurate can request a CMS review until June 30.
Join us for 30th Annual Walleye Classic
Plan to join us for the 30th Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic on Friday evening, June 23 and Saturday June 24. This year’s tournament will be held on northeastern South Dakota’s beautiful Glacial Lakes, with our home base at the Glacial Lakes Guide Service lodge near Florence, South Dakota.
SD HealthLink hosting June roadshows
South Dakota HealthLink is hosting a series of roadshows during the month of June. The roadshows will provide non-members with an overview of South Dakota Health Link including its current members and services offered.
Senate continues work on AHCA
The U.S. Senate returned from recess to tackle the issue of passing the American Health Care Act (AHCA). It now appears that majority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., intends to complete work and have the Senate vote on the bill by the end of June to avoid weighing down the rest of Republicans’ agenda.
Senate continues work on AHCA … Urgent call to action!
The U.S. Senate returned from recess to tackle the issue of passing the American Health Care Act (AHCA). It now appears that majority leader...
AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence Day is Friday
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and its members are gearing up for #HAVhope National Day of Awareness on Friday, a day focusing national attention on ending all forms of violence.
Summer interns join SDAHO
Amee Patel and Alex Ourth have joined SDAHO for summer internships. Patel is helping SDAHO develop an online health care workforce toolkit for South Dakota. Ourth joins SDAHO as part of the RISE-UP program through USD and will assist the SDAHO team with strategic priorities.
DOH launches site with community living home draft rules
The South Dakota Department of Health has developed a website to allow access to the draft administrative rules regulating community living homes prior to the initiation of the formal rules promulgation process, which is planned for the summer of 2017.
Interpretive guidelines issued for emergency preparedness rules
The final rule on Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers was published
on Sept. 16, 2016. This rule affects all 17 provider and supplier types eligible for participation in Medicare.
DOH licensing season in progress
The South Dakota Department of Health says the 2017-2018 licensing season is in progress.
The department sent emails to all licensed providers during the first week of May.
