Office of Child and Family Services hosts regional meetings
The South Dakota Department of Health Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) will be hosting three regional meetings in April. The meetings...
Remember Safety When Facing Task Of Flood Recovery And Cleanup
By MED Magazine's Alyssa McGinnis
Health officials are reminding people in many Midwestern communities devastated by floods to use caution.
“Cleaning up is overwhelming, and...
Top 10 Patient-Safety Concerns for 2019
ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization that studies how to improve patient care by addressing safety concerns across the continuum of care, just released its...
Details Beyond the Waiver: Addiction and Opioid Use Disorder Training for Health Care Professionals
Physicians, nurses and other practitioners have important roles to play combating opioid abuse. This may be a new and uncomfortable role for some,...
CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings Update
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as announced earlier this year, recently updated the overall hospital quality star ratings on the Hospital Compare...
Medication assisted treatment
There is no longer any debate about the fact that America is in the midst of an opioid crisis. There are now more Americans...
Electronic Health Record Usability and Safety Challenges
February 2019 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which sparked the near universal...
Updated Star Ratings and List of HAC-penalized Hospitals Coming this Month
As part of the February refresh of Hospital Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to update its...
Funding Opportunities
The South Dakota Department of Health, Tobacco Control Program is pleased to announce the Tobacco Disparities Grant which is intended to promote long-term change...
CMS releases update on therapy caps and functional reporting
Updates to Reflect Removal of Functional Reporting Requirements and Therapy Provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.Therapists must continue to track their patients’...
