South Dakota reports first Zika virus infection
The South Dakota Department of Health says the state has its first Zika virus infection.
The virus was identified in a woman who traveled to...
Meeting with DOH promotes ongoing dialogue
We are privileged in South Dakota to have a strong working relationships with our state agency partners. Our leadership team recently met with Chris...
Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Study
The Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Interim Study reconvened for its second meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Much of the first meeting was education...
Substance Abuse Prevention Committee discusses reservation drug challenges
The Substance Abuse Prevention Committee met for the third time on Wednesday Aug. 17. The discussion centered on the challenges of fighting methamphetamine and...
Moratorium interim committee continues dialogue, emphasizes workforce
The Regulation of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Beds Interim Committee met in Pierre on Tuesday, Aug. 23, sharing observations from recent provider visits...
Post-acute care providers and others share comments with DOJ on home-based services
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota recently held listening...
HEN 2.0 Milestone 4 is here with HIIN on the horizon
We are in the home stretch of HEN 2.0 and working on our goal to achieve Milestone IV, which requires that 80 percent of...
3RNet Annual Conference next month in Nashville
The National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network is opening its annual conference to anyone interested in learning more about topics surrounding the recruitment and...
FFY2017 IPPS final rule
On Aug. 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017 payment rule for the Medicare...
Proposed Payment Rule: Medicare Advancing Care Coordination through EPM
On July 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed payment rule for the Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment...
