The Latest News From SDAHO

HHS Again Extends Provider Bailout Deadline as Applications Lag

The Trump administration is again extending a key deadline for health care providers to seek coronavirus bailout funding, with applications from safety net providers...

Resources for Leading Through Crisis

Now more than ever, your leadership is invaluable to your team, organization, patients and community. Your steadiness and calm help those around you keep...

US News and World Report Features Monument Health Sturgis

US News and World Report highlighted Monument Health Sturgis Hospital during a spotlight last week. The article focused on the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and...

HRSA Announces Rural Health Network Funding Opportunity

The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has released the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Health...

HHS Announces CHART Model to Transform Rural Health

The Trump Administration announced a new innovation initiative to increase access to high quality, affordable health care in rural America. The Community Health Access...

LeadingAge Offers Free QuickCast on Advance Care Planning

Do your loved ones understand your wishes if you are unable to speak for yourself?  Advance care plans can be developed at any time,...

International Overdose Awareness Day August 31

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on August 31 each year that aims to raise awareness of overdoses and reduce the...

CARES Act Provider Relief Fund August 28 Deadline

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the deadline for applications for the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund allowing providers more time...

HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Rural Communities

On August 20, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded over $35 million...

Upcoming Convention Education sessions!

Don't miss these sessions coming up for SDAHO's Convention Education. On August 25 at 11am, Michael Deters, MD, will speak on the forgotten element of...

Hospice National Data Set Survey

The National Data Set (NDS) represents a comprehensive compilation of often hard to find and timely data points on hospice clinical and operations data....

HHS, HUD, and USDA Issue Guidance on Improving Accessibility for Older Adults and People with a Disability

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of  Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

South Dakota Medicaid Rule Change Public Hearing August 25

South Dakota Medicaid is holding a public hearing on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 3 PM to consider the adoption and amendment of several...

CMS Issues Guidance to States to Resume Nursing Home Surveys

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new memo (QSO-20-35-ALL) August 17 revising guidance on the expansion of survey activities to...

Clinical Lessons from the Northeast Surge

Join the Northeast Hospital Associations and the Jefferson College of Population Health weekly for the COVID-19: Spread the Science, NOT the Virus Webinar Series...

Price Transparency Rule: Strategic Considerations for Hospitals

In late June, a federal court upheld the Trump Administration’s 2020 Price Transparency Rule, which requires hospitals to disclose their charges and payer-specific negotiated...

Revenue Recovery Opportunities with MCAG

Your facility may be eligible to recover significant revenues from several class action settlements. Take advantage of Class Action Settlement Recovery Service Assistance with...

Protect Your Patients Against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), an annual observance held in August, highlights the importance of vaccinations. Protect your Medicare patients: Healthcare workers have the power...

CMS head clarifies PPP funds’ impact on rural hospitals’ Medicare payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does not intend for Paycheck Protection Program funds to impact Medicare payments to rural hospitals, CMS...

Still Time to Register for SDAHO Convention Education

Did you miss the deadline to register for SDAHO's Convention Education? If so, you still have time! Registration for SDAHO's Convention Education has been extended...

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