CMS launches effort to improve patient safety, quality of care in nursing homes
As a part of the Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a three-year initiative to...
CMS announces first year results for Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced that 93 percent of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians under...
Antibiotic Awareness Week: Learn why antibiotics aren’t always the answer
Antibiotics are life-saving drugs and important for treating infections, like those that can lead to sepsis. However, when antibiotics aren’t needed, they won’t help...
New Medicare Part D opioid overutilization policies for 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new policies for Medicare drug plans to follow starting on Jan. 1, 2019. These policies...
AHA to host webinar highlighting CEO cyber risk profiles
The American Hospital Association will host a webinar at noon Wednesday, Nov. 14, to share the top 12 considerations to help CEOs and their...
Health care facilities reminded of holiday decoration safety rules
With less than 50 days until Christmas, holiday decorations are on the minds of many. But before the decorations go up, health care facilities...
South Dakota Cardiovascular Collaborative releases new resources
The South Dakota Cardiovascular Collaborative (SDCC) released several new resources for facilities working on heart disease and stroke prevention within their communities. The resources...
FDA approves new flu treatment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza in patients 12 years of age...
CDC presents recommendations on pediatric influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a webinar Sept. 27 that included subject matter experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics...
Compass HIIN recognized as “Best in Class” by CMS
Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) Compass Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks (HIIN), which includes 42 South Dakota hospitals supported by the South Dakota Association of Healthcare...
