AHA: Study finds 38 percent rise in inpatient drug costs
A new study from the University of Chicago’s NORC has found that inpatient hospital drug costs per admission increased by more than 38 percent...
LeadingAge offering seminar on CMS Requirements of Participation
LeadingAge experts are offering an overview of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) final rule revising the current Requirements of Participation for nursing...
CMS removing SSNs from Medicare cards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be removing social security numbers from all Medicare cards to lessen seniors’ vulnerability to identity...
Nursing home administrators asked to complete Medicaid payment methodologies survey
The Legislative Summer Study Committee reviewing Medicaid payment methodologies is asking that the South Dakota Department of Social Services (SD DSS) analyze changes to...
Updated HIPAA security risk analysis tool
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT and the Office for Civil Rights recently posted an updated HIPAA security risk analysis tool....
South Dakota Cardiac Systems of Care Conference planned for Nov. 3
The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline and the South Dakota Department of Health are planning a South Dakota Cardiac Systems of Care Conference for...
Great Plains QIN offering webinar series
The Great Plains Quality Information Network Care Coordination Team is offering a webinar series to help organizations build capacity for better, safer care and...
More than 178 sessions to be offered at 4-day LeadingAge conference
LeadingAge will hold its Annual Meeting and EXPO in Indianapolis Oct. 30-Nov. 2. The annual meeting provides an opportunity to explore the breadth and...
SDAHO 2016 Mid-Year Compensation Survey results released
The 2016 SDAHO Mid-Year Compensation Survey results were released on Monday Oct. 3, 2016. Participating members received an email with their login information and...
Avera opening new facility for western Sioux Falls
A new 84,000-square-foot Avera facility serving western Sioux Falls is set to open this month.
The Avera Medical Group Family Health Center on Marion Road...
