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CMS Creates New Office for Burden Reduction

On June 23rd, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of a new office, the Office of Burden Reduction and...

Ruling Requires Transparency for Hospitals and Insurers

On June 23, a federal judge upheld the new mandate requiring hospitals to publish the secret rates they negotiate with health insurers. U.S. District...

South Dakota Medicaid Special Payroll

On June 29, 2020 South Dakota Medicaid is processing a special payroll. Remittance advices from this payroll will be available on the SD Medicaid...

Nurse Licensure Compact Webinar

The National Council on State Boards of Nursing is hosting a webinar on the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). The NLC increases access to care...

Mark Burket Chosen to Serve on National Coronavirus Commission

SDAHO member, Mark Burket, CEO of Platte Health Care Center has been chosen to serve on a 25-member independent commission under the leadership of...

Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act Provides Flexibility in CAH Designation

The Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act would benefit hospitals by updating the Medicare Critical Access Hospital rules to give states the authority to designate...

South Dakota Hospitals Make Big Impact on Patient Safety

Hot off the press is the Hospital Impact Report 2020 from Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC). This report illustrates the combined 147 South Dakota and...

Virtual Conference Success: Rural Health Leaders

SDAHO would like to thank South Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association (SDHFMA) for the sponsorship for our very first virtual Rural Health Leaders Conference....

SD Health Care Facilities are Economic Anchors in their Communities

In 2018 South Dakota hospitals and nursing homes treated 378,697 people in their emergency departments, provided 3,185,801 outpatient visits, performed over 64,169 surgeries, delivered...

SDAHO Enterprise COVID-19 Resources

To meet member needs in response to the COVID-19 crisis, SDAHO Enterprises has compiled a COVID-19 Resources List of companies offering solutions to resulting operational and...

Re-opening and Planning Education for Leaders

COVID-19 has changed everything. As you consider re-opening and planning for the future, there are many factors to take into consideration. The South Dakota...

MedPAC Releases its June 2020 Report to Congress

Annually in June the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reports on issues affecting the Medicare program as well as broader changes in health care...

State of South Dakota Back to Normal Long-Term Care Reopening Plan

The guidelines outlined in this plan to reopen our nursing home (NH) and assisted living center (ALC) communities is a collaborative effort between the...

MACPAC June Report

On June 15, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its 2020 report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP. The report...

VA Integrates Emergency Care Notification

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has established a national emergency care contact center to simplify the emergency care notification process. The Community Care Centralized Notification Center is...

Merritt Hawkins: Examines Physician Supply and Recruiting Trends Post-COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on all sectors of healthcare, and the arena of physician recruiting and retention is no different. How...

COVID-19 Impact on South Dakota Providers

SDAHO and Eide Bailly recently conducted a multi-phase project to evaluate economic damages of the COVID-19 pandemic on South Dakota providers. Providers were surveyed...

Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Related to 340B

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) updated its guidance related to COVID-19 for 340B hospitals registering outpatient sites. HRSA is allowing 340B hospitals...

HHS Requesting Additional Data from Hospitals for Hotspot Distributions

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is planning to distribute an addition $10 billion in CARES Act funds to...

SD COVID-19 June 9 Economic Metrics

The South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management released the latest COVID-19 economic metrics for South Dakota. Highlights: The South Dakota Department of Transportation has...

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