U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on sales tax case
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April 17 in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., moving the case closer to a decision...
National Hospital Week to be celebrated May 6-12
Each year in May the nation celebrates National Hospital Week and in 2018 the designated week is May 6-12. National Hospital Week is a...
SDAHO supports Blue & Green Day
The staff at the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations donned blue and green attire in support of Donate Life America’s annual Blue &...
HHS releases second installment of grant awards for opioid crisis
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released late last week $485 million in grant money to continue the fight against opioids. The...
Hospitals can apply for FY 2019 EHR hardship exception
Inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that did not achieve meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) under the...
National Nurses Week is May 6-12
Join SDAHO, American Nurses Association (ANA) and many other organizations across the U.S. in thanking nurses and promoting National Nurses Week, May 6-12. This...
Updated: CMS proposes changes to empower patients and reduce administrative burden
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve patients’ access to...
New VA Choice legislation introduced
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee last week released a slightly revised version of the VA Choice bill that would streamline and expand programs for veterans...
CEO picked for Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire health care venture
Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon, teacher and best-selling author, has been selected to lead the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase health care venture...
Seeking secret shower singers
Do you sing in the shower? Is being on “The Voice” on your bucket list? If so, read on.
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare...
