The South Dakota Legislature is gearing up for the 2019 session
On Dec. 3 at 8 a.m. the fifth and final meeting of the Access to Mental Health Services Study Committee will be held to...
First flu death of the season reported in South Dakota
The South Dakota Department of Health has reported the first death from influenza in South Dakota for the 2018-2019 flu season. The person who...
South Dakota may have first case of polio-like disease
The South Dakota Department of Health is investigating the first possible case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in the state in 2018. The patient...
Whooping cough on the rise in South Dakota
Ninety cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in South Dakota since the beginning of the year, the highest number of reported...
Mobridge, Madison nursing homes are scheduled to close
Black Hills Receiver has filed with the South Dakota Department of Health notice of intent to close the Mobridge Care and Rehabilitation Center and...
SDAHO prepares guidance for posting hospital charges
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and subsequent guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in fiscal years 2015 and 2019 IPPS...
Hospital and CAH swing-bed manual revisions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made change request revisions to the swing-bed manual that clarify policies related to hospitals and critical access...
Johnson, Noem win at the polls
With nearly 63 percent of registered voters in South Dakota turning out to cast a ballot, it was a clean sweep for Republicans in...
Sioux Falls and Rapid City make top 100 list for health care
Healthgrades, a leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals, released its 2019 National Health Index last week and two South Dakota cities...
Advance care planning group launches website
In order to meet South Dakota’s needs for advance care planning (ACP), in 2015 the University of South Dakota’s Department of Nursing assembled an...
