Workforce housing study draft legislation proposed
The third and final meeting of the Interim Summer Study for Workforce Housing met Thursday, October 26, 2017. The committee was assigned the tasks...
Encourage patients, family, friends to quit smoking
Smoking or using tobacco products is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, which leads to stroke or heart attacks. That’s why it’s critical that...
115th Congress works to advance important legislative issues
The 115th Congress continues to work on a number of important legislative issues with plans to advance for consideration prior to the end of...
Second annual geriatrics symposium on dementia
The USD Sanford School of Medicine and the Alzheimer’s Association are sponsoring the second annual geriatrics symposium on Friday, November 10, 2017. The symposium...
Small-volume parenteral medication shortages require strategies for conservation
AHA issued a quality advisory this week regarding the experiences of shortages of intravenous (IV) fluids that are critical to patient care. The national...
AHA releases study on regulatory burden to providers
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released this week a study revealing $39 billion in annual spending in administrative activities related to regulatory compliance by...
Trump declares opioid epidemic a national public health emergency
Today President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency under federal law. In doing so, this directs executive agencies to use...
Federal judge denies states’ efforts to stop Trump’s executive order
A federal judge on Wednesday did not rule in 19 states’ favor to stop the Trump administration from ending the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidies....
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
It’s about how you live. This is the theme for 2017 to celebrate National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Hospice and palliative care programs...
No shortage of issues on radar of health care providers
Federal Legislative Calendar
October 23 is the beginning of a four-week work period. Both Houses are in this week, next week, and the week...
