The Latest News From SDAHO

SDHFMA CAH & RHC Medicare Bootcamp Sept. 17-20

The South Dakota Healthcare Financial Management Association's (SDHFMA) Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Medicare Bootcamp is a four-day intensive course...

SDAHO Enterprises Endorsed Business Partner – Pre-Check

Pre-Check is the healthcare industry’s premier background screening firm. Pre-Check’s healthcare talent screening services include employment background checks, occupational health and drug testing, Office of Inspector...

Treatment, Recovery, Relapse

During Thursday's keynote luncheon,Tom Farley, brother of the late Chris Farley, will deliver a truly motivational and humorous talk. He will discuss growing up...

Webinar: Are you clinically ready for PDPM?

LeadingAge is helping members prepare for the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) by developing several tools and webinars. A webinar that was recorded in June...

Director of Nursing Research Study

Are you a long-term care director of nursing working in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming? Are you interested in sharing...

Addressing Identity Theft

There were 106 million individuals that had their data compromised by the Capital One credit card breach. A smaller number, 140,000 customers, had their...

Heightened Scrutiny Review of Newly Constructed Presumptively Institutional Settings

With respect to settings under development or new construction, CMS issued guidance in 2016 that stated that CMS would only be able to determine...

LeadingAge Annual Meeting in San Diego

Join members of SDAHO and other post-acute care providers across the United States at the annual LeadingAge Meeting & Expo at the San Diego...

South Dakota Receives Medicaid RAC Exemption Approval

CMS has approved South Dakota’s State Plan Amendment (SPA) 19-008, granting South Dakota another 2-year exemption from federal requirements to establish a Recovery Audit...

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training, September 17th

Register today for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training session which will be held on September 17 at the Arrowwood Cedar Shore Resort...

Small Business Administration Training

Small Business Administration (SBA) is going to conduct a full day of training in August. The topics covered will be: Origination, Underwriting Policies, SBA...

19th Annual Community Response to Child Abuse Conference October 3-4

In its 19th year, the Community Response to Child Abuse Conference is expected to gather over 700 attendees from across South Dakota and beyond....

Former Denver Bronco to Speak at SDAHO Annual Convention

SDAHO is excited to announce that Karl Mecklenburg will be the keynote speaker for closing session on the 20th. Karl played for the Denver...

Notice of the Availability of Nursing Facility Beds

Due to the impending closure of the Covington Care and Rehabilitation Center nursing facility in Sioux Falls, the South Dakota Department of Health has...

CMS Proposed Regulations

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed regulations earlier this week for the hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs​)...

Last Call for Leading Age National Survey Completion

LeadingAge National launched a biennial survey of its members on June 6, 2019. The survey initiative is designed to produce a host of meaningful...

Participation in Virtual Focus Group for Hospice Providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Abt Associates, Inc. to recruit experienced hospice providers and clinical staff to participate...

The Hallmarks of a Successful Post-Acute Care Network

What are the hallmarks of a successful post-acute care network? Join us on October 7th at  in Sioux Falls to find out! This physician...

South Dakota Office of Rural Health Community Star Nomination

​Do you know someone or an organization that is making a positive health impact in your rural community? The ​South Dakota Office of Rural...

CMS Final Rules for SNFs and Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule this week updating payment rates for skilled nursing facilities and for inpatient psychiatric facilities​ for fiscal...

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