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Thune elected Senate Majority Whip

Federal News
Sen. John Thune was unanimously elected Senate Majority Whip making him second in command in the Senate and the all-time highest ranking Republican senator...

HHS seeks to implement final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices, civil monetary penalties

Federal News
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed to implement, effective Jan. 1, 2019, its final rule addressing ceiling prices for drugs purchased...

CMS is developing rule to cut Medicaid transportation

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given notice of a proposed rule that would make it easier for states to stop...

HHS lifting IMD exclusion for Medicaid payment for inpatient mental health treatment

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a letter sent to state Medicaid directors Nov. 13 said demonstration projects will be available...

Antibiotic Awareness Week: Learn why antibiotics aren’t always the answer

Quality News
Antibiotics are life-saving drugs and important for treating infections, like those that can lead to sepsis. However, when antibiotics aren’t needed, they won’t help...

New Medicare Part D opioid overutilization policies for 2019

Quality News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new policies for Medicare drug plans to follow starting on Jan. 1, 2019. These policies...

Rave named president/CEO of SDAHO

Member News
Tim Rave has been named the permanent president/CEO of the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) effective Nov. 12. Rave, who has been...

FDA plans to limit sales of flavored e-cigarettes

Federal News
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to restrict the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations throughout the...

Free pressure injury webinar offered

Education News
A free educational webinar on pressure injury prevention will be held Nov. 14 at 12 p.m.CST. The event will cover holistic assessment and care...

Free webinars for rural hospital executives offered through NRHA

Education News
The National Rural Healthcare Association’s (NRHA) partners have produced a number of free educational sessions to provide health care professionals opportunities to learn new...

Verma updates clinicians about CMS’ burden-reduction efforts

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a letter from CMS Administrator Seema Verma to clinicians outlining how the agency is reducing...

CMS proposes new rules to strengthen exchange oversight

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a rule requiring health insurance exchanges to check records at least twice a year,...

Freeze date announced for February Hospice Compare data

Long Term Care News
The freeze date for the Hospice Item Set (HIS) data that will be included in quality measure calculations for the February 2019 Hospice Compare...

HFMA winter meeting set for Dec. 5-6

Education News
The South Dakota chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) will host their winter meeting in Chamberlain Dec. 5-6. Speakers from across the...

FDA approves powerful new opioid amid controversy

Federal News
The Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 2 approved a new form of an extremely potent opioid, Dsuvia, just weeks after the chairman of...

HRSA accepting applications for ANEW program

Education News
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the 2019 Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program. The ANEW program supports academic...

Physician fee schedule rule finalized for 2019

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1 issued the physician fee schedule final rule for calendar year (CY) 2019. In...

CMS releases 2019 Medicare home health final rule

Long Term Care News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) home health (HH) prospective payment...

Johnson, Noem win at the polls

State News
With nearly 63 percent of registered voters in South Dakota turning out to cast a ballot, it was a clean sweep for Republicans in...

Hospitals posting charges, OPPS/ASC final rule to be discussed during CMS forum

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will discuss highlights of the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment...
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