Pierre Legislative Forum a success
SDAHO held its first of a series of legislative forums this week, energized by great questions from legislators, discussions and educational information. Avera St....
GAO studies Nursing Home Compare, Five-Star Quality Rating System
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted a study on Nursing Home Compare and CMS’s Five-Star Quality Rating System.
The highlights are available here. The...
Breaking: Judge issues preliminary injunction to block IM 22
Circuit Judge Mark Barnett on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction to block IM 22 from taking effect.
Read the AP's story here.
Fund established for Tennessee hospital workers impacted by wildfires
In response to the late November wildfires that have devastated eastern Tennessee, a fund has been established to provide support for LeConte Medical Center...
Judge orders HHS to eliminate Medicare claims appeals backlog
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to eliminate the backlog of pending Medicare claims appeals at the...
CMS posts Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted an updated version of the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON), which all Hospitals and...
PBJ: Time for a better sandwich
Note: This is a reprint of a story written by Dr. Cheryl Phillips and published by LeadingAge on Dec. 6, 2016.
The Payroll-based Staffing Journal,...
Senate passes 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which intends to overhaul drug development and accelerate new cures...
Gov. Daugaard delivers FY2018 budget to joint session of SD Legislature
Gov. Dennis Daugaard presented his sixth budget address to the South Dakota Legislature Tuesday afternoon. His budget address portrayed a positive economic growth, but...
Legislative forums shift format in light of IM 22
On Nov. 8, South Dakotans approved Initiated Measure 22 (IM-22) by a narrow margin (51.62 percent-48.38 percent). The impacts and implications of the new...
