SD Medicaid expanding coverage of telemedicine services
The state Department of Social Services says South Dakota Medicaid is expanding coverage of telemedicine services to more closely...
Bathing Without a Battle offered online free of charge
Award-winning training for bathing people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is now accessible online free of charge.
Bathing Without...
DSS offering assisted living center webinars on HCBS Settings Final Rule.
The state Department of Social Services (DSS) is holding webinars to help assisted living centers comply with the Centers...
CMS study finds that national health spending grew 5.8 percent in 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says overall health spending grew by 5.8 percent last year, the...
HHS OCR warns of phishing email aimed at HIPAA covered entities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) reports that a phishing email is being circulated on mock...
AHA: Urge senators to support 21st Century Cures Act
The American Hospital Association is urging members to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to support the revised...
AHA shares policy principles for new post-acute care PPS with HHS
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has shared policy principles for new post-acute care PPS with HHS with the Centers...
AHA president pens letter to Trump outlining 5 key health care focus areas
American Hospital Association (AHA) President Rick Pollack sent a four-page letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying the...
Initiated Measure 22 creates confusion, SDAHO changes legislative events
On Nov. 8, South Dakotans approved Initiated Measure 22 (IM-22) by a narrow margin (51.62 percent-48.38 percent). The impacts...
December distance learning opportunities
SDAHO is offering two opportunities for post-acute distance learning in December. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Katie Williams, clinic instructor...
