South Dakota awarded $215K opioid abuse grant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the state of South Dakota a $215,000 federal grant to help officials collect and...
South Dakota Health Link holding fall forum
South Dakota Health Link is holding its 3rd annual fall forum on Oct. 20.
The annual conference, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p. m....
Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Interim Study meets
The Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Interim Study reconvened for its third meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
The committee began with discussion on the...
South Dakota sees improvement in patient safety and quality
Through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 Partnership for Patients (PfP) initiative, providers across the country have been...
HEN 2.0 ends with success
The Partnership for Patients (PfP) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 project ended on September 23, 2016, with a number of HEN 2.0 hospital winners...
LeadingAge offering 5-star webinars
LeadingAge and LeadingAge New York are sponsoring two webinars on recent changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing home 5-star...
CMS posts memo on Office of Civil Rights clearance process
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted its Survey & Certification Memo 16-37 (PDF), discussing the revised OCR clearance process for...
State lists of 15 most common languages made available for ACA Section 1557 compliance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Civil Rights has posted new FAQs for compliance with Section 1557 of the Affordable...
Rep. Noem’s IHS reform bill receives Ways and Means Committee approval
With recruitment of quality medical staff being one of the top challenges within Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities in South Dakota, the House Ways...
Psychiatric hospital administrators to meet in Nebraska
Boys Town National Research Hospital is holding the 2nd Midwest Psychiatric Hospital Administrator Meeting Oct. 6-7 in Boys Town, Nebraska.
The “Learning Together to Improve...
