The Latest News From SDAHO

HHS Issues Regulations Related to Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines and Price Transparency for COVID-19 Testing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued several provisions related to coverage of COVID-19 vaccines authorized or approved for use by the...

CMS Issues Enhanced Payments for New COVID-19 Treatments

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new inpatient and outpatient payment provisions related to COVID-19 treatments delivered in those settings. For COVID-19...

CMS Releases Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard

​The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their annual update to the Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard. The scorecard is an effort to...

Register Today! National Nursing Home COVID-19 Safety Program

The Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (AHRQ) has partnered with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to create the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Safety...

Revenue Cycle A to Z for Critical Access Hospitals

Join South Dakota HFMA's annual education event featuring Deyon Suchla, Senior Manager and Joy Krush, Senior Manager with Eide Bailly’s Healthcare Revenue Cycle team....

CMS Launches New Nursing Home Resource Center

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new online platform to serve as a centralized hub bringing together the latest information,...

COVID-19 Hospital Data Posted

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently posted reports on its HHS Protect Public Data Hub on the completeness of hospitals reporting COVID-19 daily...

Patient Pattern Joins Enterprises Endorsed Business Partners

​Welcome to our newest endorsed business partner, Patient Pattern. Patient Pattern is a digital health company comprised of a team of industry leading geriatric experts,...

Managing Burnout and Ensuring Quality Care During the Pandemic

As you know, COVID-19 has put unprecedented strain on the healthcare workforce, as it has demanded significant clinical resources and challenged staff well-being. Recognizing...

AHA and CDC release Project Firstline COVID-19 Training for Health Care Workers

In partnership with the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Center for Health Innovation and other national health care organizations, the Centers for Disease Control and...

New Survey Tracks COVID-19 and Physician Well-Being

In addition to the physical toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on many Americans, it also has increased anxiety levels and eroded the mental...

HHS Distributes First Nursing Home Infection Control Incentive Payment

​The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will distribute $333 million in first round performance payments to over 10,000...

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...

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