Search
Search
Members

The Latest News From SDAHO

Sanford Health and Good Sam, Merger Finalized

Member News
Sanford Health and The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society have officially completed the merger which cleared regulatory review in June 2018. The merger solidifies...

Electronic Visit Verification Implementation Date Pushed Back

Long Term Care News
South Dakota is in the process of implementing Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) as required by the 21st Century CURES Act. The State is working...

SDAHO is kicking off “Opioids: Change the Script” – Quality Improvement Project

Member News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) and the Compass Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) invite health care facilities to join the effort...

CHAD to host two-day addiction medicine training

Education News
The Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) is hosting a two-day Addiction Medicine training event at the Clubhouse hotel and suites in Sioux...

CMS Webinar on New Opioid-Related Part D Policies

Education News
CMS has finalized new opioid-related policies for Medicare Part D sponsors to follow starting on January 1, 2019.  CMS will be hosting a webinar...

Are You Ready to Start the Conversation About Advance Care Planning in your Community?

Long Term Care News
Trained and certified First Steps ® Advance Care Planning Facilitators in South Dakota are ready to help your community initiate the conversation of Advance...

Congressional Updates

Federal News
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday morning that President Donald Trump will not sign the stopgap funding bill the Senate passed earlier this week....

Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories to Collect and Report Private Payor Rates Call —January 22

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) will be having a call on January 22 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM CST to discuss...

2019 State Legislative update

State News
Even though there are still two weeks before the start of the 2019 Legislative Session, there are a number of prefiled bills. Subject matter...

Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency Funding Opportunity

Quality News
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency (ANE-NPR) funding...

Notice to Home Health Billing Staff on Rural Add-On Payment Code Effective January 1, 2019

Long Term Care News
Home health rural add-on payments will now vary based on the county in which the service was furnished. Medicare requested the National Uniform Billing...

Hospice, IRF, and LTCH provider preview reports available

Quality News
Hospices, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF), and Long-term Care Hospitals (LTCH) provider preview reports have been updated and are now available. Hospice providers have two separate...

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care – 4th edition Now Available

Education News
Palliative care focuses on expert assessment and management of pain and other symptoms, assessment and support of caregiver needs, and coordination of care. Palliative...

Weekly open enrollment update: Week 7

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases weekly enrollment snapshots for the HealthCare.gov platform. These data points are estimates pulled at a...

Big Things Happening with Health Care, Workforce & Licensure

Federal News
In 2017, the US Department of Labor announced a grant award of $7.5 million to the National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL), the National...

Last of the Legislative Forums

Member News
The Association team had a busy three days last week talking with area legislators and members about the Association’s top priorities for the 2019...

New price transparency requirements released by CMS

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released additional information on new price transparency requirements that go into effect Jan. 1 for...

Farm bill will impact access to broadband

Federal News
The 2018 farm bill will raise the annual budget for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget for broadband loans, loan guarantees and grants to...

HSS seeks public input on improving HIPAA rules

Federal News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dec. 12 released a request for information (RFI) focusing on improving care coordination. The RFI...

Farm bill includes new rural health programs

Federal News
The House and Senate earlier this week passed a $867 billion farm bill. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) states that even though the farm...
1...162163164...237Page 163 of 237

Stay Connected

Unified Voice Newsletter

Subscribe

Subscribe to the Unified Voice!

Signup today to receive our free newsletter featuring all the most important healthcare news and events for South Dakotans.

Subscribe Today ⟶

© 2023 South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations

All rights reserved | Privacy Policy

Website designed by: | Chris Berke

More Links

Resources