The Latest News From SDAHO

SDAHO’s Virtual Convention Education Available On-Demand

If you didn't get a chance to register for the live event, register now and access all education sessions and resources until December 1! ...

Urge Congress to Support Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement

​The Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act was introduced on a bipartisan, bicameral basis by Senators Collins (R-ME) and Cardin (D-MD) and...

Ransomware Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held a...

SDHIMA Virtual Annual Conference

Register today for the 2020 South Dakota Health Information Management Association (SDHIMA) Annual Conference! This year's conference is virtual and includes access to recorded...

Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is partnering with pharmacies to offer on-site COVID-19 vaccination services for long-term care facilities when a...

2020 PAC Campaign Update

SDAHO's Political Action Committee (PAC) postponed the annual PAC campaign and kicked off in September due to Covid-19. The 2020 campaign has raised $18,080...

2020 Continuing Education

2021 is quickly approaching, do you have the required continuing education credits needed to fulfill your nursing home administrator or social work license? SDAHO is...

State Extends Application Deadline for CARES Act Coronavirus Healthcare Provider Grants

The state has extended the deadline for applications for the state’s CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund Healthcare Grant Program for Community-Based and Hospital Providers. The...

HHS Updates Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

​Citing pressure from healthcare providers, provider organizations, and members of Congress, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a change to...

SD Medicaid Fraud Control Unit & SDAHO – Working Together

On August 27, 2020, the South Dakota Office of Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) entered into a Settlement Agreement and an Integrity...

HRSA Releases 2019-2020 Report on Health Equity

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the HRSA 2019-2020 Health Equity Report: Special Feature on Housing and Health Inequalities on October 14, 2020.  The...

Waiver Woes & What’s Next

Is your facility utilizing the 1135 waiver correctly?  Do you have ICD-10 coding or Minimum Data Set (MDS) documentation concerns surrounding COVID-19? On Monday,...

Revenue Cycle A to Z for Critical Access Hospitals

​In the past, the South Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (SDHFMA) held a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Medicare Bootcamp...

CMS launches New Hospital Price Transparency Website

​Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new website to assist hospitals with meeting the requirements of the FY2020...

Roll Your Sleeve Up to Fight the Flu

Getting a flu vaccine is more important than ever. Roll your sleeve up and help protect South Dakota by getting your flu vaccine this...

SDAHO Celebrates Healthcare Quality Week

In celebration of this week being Healthcare Quality Week, SDAHO congratulates the 42 South Dakota hospitals for completing the 3.5-year Hospital Improvement Innovation Network...

Application Open for State Healthcare Provider Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant Programs

​The application is now available for South Dakota’s Healthcare Provider Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant Programs. The application is available online from October 13 –...

New Repayment Terms for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments

​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the existing Accelerated and Advance Payments Program to Medicare Part A providers and Part B...

Have You Received Your Flu Shot?

During the 2020-2021 influenza season, flu vaccines are more important than ever to protect patients and communities. Public health experts are concerned that the...

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day October 24th

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day​ is on Saturday, October 24th. The National Prescription​ Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe,...

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