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CDC influenza toolkit available for long-term care employers

Long Term Care News
The flu season can start as early as the end of August and last through April, so now is the time to educate staff...

CMS to host call on disparity methods used in confidential reporting

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider call Sept. 12 from 3-4 p.m. (CST) to review the two...

South Dakota Medicaid submits pilot project proposing work requirements

State News
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a five-year Medicaid 1115...

Free retention webinar series offered for rural and underserved health care facilities

Education News
The South Dakota Office of Rural Health is offering to rural health care facilities a free six-part webinar series examining recruiting and retention in...

Comments sought on 21st Century Cures Act EHR Reporting Program

Federal News
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a request for information asking public stakeholders to share comments on...

Understand the issues before implementing weapons policies

Long Term Care News
LeadingAge has developed and released a new 11-minute QuickCast on the issues surrounding the implementation of firearm policies in elder communities. The purpose of...

HHS provides nerve agent response for EMS and hospital-based personnel

Federal News
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of...

LeadingAge responds to concerns about reported staffing issues

Long Term Care News
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) on Aug. 14 wrote a letter to Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), addressing...

Respecting Choices® First Steps® facilitator training scheduled in Rapid City

Long Term Care News
Respecting Choices® First Steps® facilitator training will be held at Regional Health Hospital on Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Online modules...

Discounts offered for telemedicine Service Provider Summit in Arizona

Education News
The fourth annual Telemedicine & Telehealth Service Provider Summit will be held Oct. 8-9 in Glendale, AZ. Hosted by the University of Arizona Telemedicine...

Nominate someone 65+ for recognition at LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo

Long Term Care News
At this year’s LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo, through the initiative of Words from the Wise, LeadingAge and PS Lifestyle will recognize outstanding people...

Assistance available for Quality Payment Program

Rural Health
Clinicians in small, underserved or rural practices who are looking for support with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Quality Payment Program (QPP)...

South Dakota receives $278k to bolster insurance markets

State News
South Dakota is one of 30 states set to split $8.6 million in Obamacare grants awarded by the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

Medicare card handouts available from CMS

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finished mailing new cards to Medicare enrollees in South Dakota. A unique Medicare number replaces...

Prairie Lakes Healthcare partners with Lake Area Tech to advance health care programs

Member News
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown donated $3.1 million to Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) in October 2017 to kickstart a 26,000 square-foot expansion...

Opioids remain top priority for U.S. Senate

Federal News
According to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Senate plans to work on appropriations bills and judicial nominations in the final two weeks of...

Infographic: Proposed changes to ACO involvement in the Medicare Shared Savings Program

Federal News
Pictures often do a better job explaining than words do. With that in mind, this infographic explains the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...

CMS offers webinar on Hospice Quality Reporting Program

Long Term Care News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting an Introduction to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) webinar on Aug. 30...

AHA Action Alert: Contact Thune & Rounds

Federal News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) issued an Action Alert asking members to contact their U.S. senators asking them to support including language in the...

Brookings Health System holds community forum to address opioid epidemic

Quality News
Brookings Health System hosted two community forums last week to address concerns and answer questions about the opioid epidemic. A group of panelists represented...
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