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Sioux Falls Immunization Coalition to hold social event

Quality News October 4, 2018

The Sioux Falls Area Immunization Coalition is holding a member social on Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Shenanigans, 1903 S. Ellis...

VA adding opioid antidote to defibrillator cabinets

Federal News October 4, 2018

Veterans Affairs (VA) buildings across the country will soon have naloxone, a prescription drug used to reverse an opioid overdose, added to their automated...

FDA seizes documents from e-cig maker Juul

Federal News October 4, 2018

In a continuing effort to crack down on underage vaping, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unexpectedly seized over 1,000 pages of documents from...

Call to action: 340B good stewardship initiative

Federal News October 3, 2018

In light of significant legislative, administrative and media activity related to the 340B drug pricing program, the American Hospital Association (AHA) concluded that more...

Amendment W webinar scheduled for Thursday

State News October 3, 2018

A free webinar will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. CDT to explain why constitutional Amendment W is wrong for South Dakota....

House letter urging CMS to reconsider OPPS site-neutral cuts now collecting signatures

Federal News October 3, 2018

Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Mike Thompson (D-CA), are asking their House colleagues to sign on...

President signs funding legislation

Federal News October 2, 2018

President Trump on Sept. 28 signed a spending package into law that averted a government shutdown, at least for now. The new law provides...

Farm bill expires with no new legislation in place

Federal News October 2, 2018

The 2014 farm bill expired at midnight Sept. 30 with Congress nowhere near a compromise needed to pass the new law, H.R. 2. Agriculture Secretary...

CMS announces initiative to improve Medicare customer experience

Long Term Care News October 2, 2018

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the eMedicare Initiative to help Medicare beneficiaries compare coverage options and estimate costs during open...

Legislation introduced to end mandatory CNA training lockouts

Federal News October 2, 2018

A bill to end the mandatory Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) training lockout for skilled nursing facilities was introduced Sept. 28 by Rep. Sean Duffy...

House approves opioid legislation

Federal News October 2, 2018

The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 28 voted 393-8 to approve final opioid legislation (H.R. 6). A House-Senate agreement would allow states to...

Distinguished Service Awards presented at convention

Member News September 28, 2018

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) presented eight South Dakotans with Distinguished Service Awards for exceptional contributions made to the health care...

PAC campaign tops $36K; raffle winners drawn

Member News September 28, 2018

The “official” fundraising campaign for the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations PAC has ended and the final amount raised is $36,494 (as of...

LeadingAge advises HHS on post-acute payment system

Long Term Care News September 28, 2018

LeadingAge participated Sep. 24 as a technical expert on a panel providing input to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on developing...

SD Medicaid reminder: Use correct codes or claims may be denied

State News September 27, 2018

South Dakota Medicaid Services issued a reminder to providers about the importance of using the right taxonomy codes on claim forms - or face...

Recorded webinar covering changes to Minimum Data Set now available

Long Term Care News September 27, 2018

LeadingAge members and non-members can purchase a recorded webinar which highlights the additions, deletions and changes to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Resident...

SDAHO announces Quality Excellence Award winners

Member News September 27, 2018

At the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization (SDAHO) annual convention held Sept. 19-21, four member health care facilities were presented with the association’s...