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PAC campaign tops $36K; raffle winners drawn

Member News
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
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
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
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
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...

“Gag clause” legislation headed to Trump’s desk for signing

Federal News
Two Senate bills that will make it easier for patients to get the lowest price on prescription drugs were approved by the House and...

South Dakota’s tax receipts $2.8M higher than expected

State News
The State of South Dakota general fund receipt report for the first two months of fiscal year 2019 shows total ongoing receipts are $2.8...

SD Rules Review Committee approves changes in J-1 visa waiver program

State News
The South Dakota Rules Review Committee met Sept. 17 to review eight rules, including a proposed change in the J-1 visa waiver program for...

Deal struck on opioid package

Federal News
The House and Senate reached a final agreement on a bipartisan opioid bill, H.R. 6 (115), after weeks of negotiation. It is anticipated the...

Bill introduced to allow health savings account use for home care expenses

Long Term Care News
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives Sept. 13 would make it possible for patients to use a health savings account (HSA) for...

SDAHO receives a six-month Compass HIIN extension

Quality News
On Sept. 10 Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) Compass Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks (HIIN), which includes 42 South Dakota hospitals supported by the South Dakota...

South Dakota receives grant for opioid treatment and prevention

State News
The Department of Social Services (DSS), Division of Behavioral Health will receive just over $4 million for two years totaling over $8 million in...

CMS proposes rule to lift regulations, ease burden on providers

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to relieve burden on providers by removing unnecessary, obsolete or excessive burdensome...

CMS awards $26.6 million for developing quality measures

Quality News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected seven healthcare organizations to create new quality measures for the Quality Payment Program, awarding them $26.6...

Pierce named permanent president of Rapid City Hospital

Member News
Regional Health has named John Pierce to the permanent position of president of the Rapid City Hospital and Market. He had been serving as...

DOH investigates Legionnaires’ disease in Sioux Falls

Quality News
The South Dakota Department of Health issued a press release concerning 14 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease that have been reported in people who...

Senate prepares to pass major opioids package

Federal News
The Senate is expected to vote later today on a major package of legislation, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. The legislation is...

Special session approves taxing remote sales

State News
South Dakota's special legislative session held Sept. 12 featured two bills related to remote sellers and e-commerce that were signed into law. SD special legislative...

SDAHO members make the news

Member News
Several South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations members were in the news recently, including: Regional Health in Rapid City named Paulette Davidson as president...

FDA chief calls teenage vaping an “epidemic”, announces steps to curb use

Federal News
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb escalated efforts to stop an “epidemic” of teenage use of e-cigarettes announcing earlier this week wide-scale...
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