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CMS releases update on therapy caps and functional reporting

Quality News
Updates to Reflect Removal of Functional Reporting Requirements and Therapy Provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.Therapists must continue to track their patients’...

New Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies Call

Education News
Thursday, February 14 from 1:30 to 3 pm ET Register for Medicare Learning Network events. CMS implemented new opioid policies for Medicare drug plans effective January...

National Donor Day, February 14

Uncategorized
Share some love this Valentine’s Day by celebrating National Donor Day on February 14. Signing up as an organ, eye, and tissue donor is...

SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available

Long Term Care News
FROM CMS:Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available. Providers have until March 4, 2019 to review their performance...

Trump’s Ambitious Plan to Overhaul the Drug Purchasing System

Federal News
PoliticoPro: By Sarah Karlin-Smith and Sarah Owermohle The Trump administration on Thursday proposed an ambitious overhaul of the drug purchasing system in its latest bid...

Congressional Update on the Drug Industry and Pricing Practices

Federal News
PolticoPro: By Sarah Owermohle and Dan Diamond The drug industry must start explaining its pricing practices, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley told POLITICO's "Pulse Check"...

FDA issued draft guidance aimed at boosting generic drug competition

Federal News
PoliticoPRO: By Sarah Owermohle ​The FDA released draft guidance today aimed at boosting generic drug competition by clarifying manufacturers must disclose whether approved products...

Trump Administration’s Proposal for Medicare Advantage Plans

Federal News
PoliticoPro: By Rachel Roubein  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Medicare Advantage rate notice for 2020, a proposal letting insurers know how much the federal...

Provider Rehabilitates Paper-Based Accounts Payable

SDAHO Enterprises
SDAHO’s Endorsed Business Partner- Commerce Bank. Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes can spend hours every week sorting mail, tracking down invoices across multiple locations, and...

Update on the timing of President Trump’s Budget

Federal News
PoliticoPro: By Jennifer Scholtes and Caitlin Emma​The White House confirmed to POLITICO today that it will not be releasing President Donald Trump's budget...

State Legislative Update

State News
Committee on Appropriations: The Joint Committee on Appropriations is currently listening to agencies that have a relatively smaller percentage of general fund expenses in the...

Avera Prince of Peace Recognized by LeadingAge

Member News
January 2019 LeadingAge Catalyst Recognition Avera Prince of Peace Retirement CommunitySioux Falls, SD SDAHO is happy to recognize Justin Hinker at Avera Prince of Peace as the...

Stark Law, anti-kickback proposed rules could come this year

Federal News
Politico ProBy Rachel Roubein ​The No. 2 HHS official said today that much-anticipated proposed rules reforming the Stark Law and anti-kickback statute are...

Nursing Home Compare Quarterly Refresh with SNF QRP Data Now Available

Long Term Care News
From CMS: The January 2019 Nursing Home Compare Refresh, including quality measure results based on SNF QRP data submitted to CMS, is now available. The updated SNF quality...

Update to Posting of Hospital Charges

Federal News
In a Jan. 17 tweet by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Administrator Seema Verma, asking for the Twitterverse to "help us make...

The Trustee Quarterly- Winter Edition 2019

Member News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO), with sponsorship from the South Dakota Office of Rural Health, now offers a variety of resources...

Inpatient/Outpatient- Dimensions Database Annual Meeting

Data News
The Inpatient and Outpatient (IPOP)/Dimensions Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2019  from 10 a.m.–2:00p.m. CST at the Hilton Garden Inn South Sioux Falls. Lunch will...

CMS launches new Medicare app

Federal News
CMS PRESS RELEASE 1/28/2019 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new app that gives consumers a modernized Medicare experience with...

2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines Issued

Federal News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines for 2019 have been released and are effective as of Jan. 11. Publication of...

MedPAC Releases Recommendations to Congress

Quality News
At the January meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress increase the rate for hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective...
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