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AHA raises awareness of violence through #HAVhope campaign

Quality News
Today is Hospitals Against Violence day of awareness! Join the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations as we strive to end all forms of...

Reduction in hospital-acquired conditions saves 8,000 lives, $2.9 billion

Quality News
Data recently released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows continued progress in improving patient safety, a signal that initiatives led...

Associate Member Spotlight – Gray Plant Mooty

Member Spotlight
This week’s Associate Member Spotlight is on Gray Plant Mooty. We visited with Timothy Johnson, attorney at law, to learn more about Gray Plant...

Summer interns join SDAHO

Member News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) this week welcomed summer interns Ryan Hepper and Raie Gessesse. Gessesse, a junior at Hamline University in...

National anthem auditions sought for SDAHO convention

Member News
Calling all songbirds! Here’s your chance to exercise your vocal cords and pretend you’re on “The Voice!” The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO)...

Health score for seniors in South Dakota falls

Long Term Care News
America’s Health Rankings from the United Health Foundation has released their Senior Report for 2018, which shows that South Dakota dropped from number 15...

Act quickly to catch the rural health conference

Member News
There is still time to register for the Rural Health Leaders Conference on June 13-14 in Fort Pierre!  This conference offers expert speakers on...

Campaign launched to educate, empower millennials about LTSS

Long Term Care News
LeadingAge, a nonprofit organization that provides a voice for aging in America, has launched a campaign asking millennials to speak out on the need...

Noem, Johnson win in state primary election

State News
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kristi Noem captured 56 percent of the vote to defeat Marty Jackley in the state primary election. Noem will face Democrat...

CMS releases Medicaid scorecard

Federal News
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Medicaid scorecard intended to show how the nation’s largest health program is...

Farm bill faces another round of action

Federal News
With the current farm bill scheduled to end in September, both House and Senate members are trying to find common ground. After a failed...

State Medicaid program to include substance abuse treatment

State News
Members of South Dakota Legislative Rules Review Committee voted 3-2 this week to include substance abuse treatment as a covered Medicaid service. Up to...

Tribal organizations eligible for HHS opioid treatment grants

Federal News
Although all tribes and tribal associations nationwide are eligible, South Dakota recently learned that it was not selected as one of 35 states to...

MIPS exceeds first year participation goal

Federal News
In 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which changed the way that Medicare pays clinicians by establishing two new...

Comments due July 30 for home health demonstration program

Long Term Care News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revived a demonstration program - the Review Choice Demonstration - for home health services. The...

EHR hardship exception applications due July 1

Federal News
Eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals may be exempt from Medicare penalties if they can demonstrate that use of certified electronic health record (EHR)...

Conferences Announced: Immunization, infection control and biosafety

State News
Three conferences in the areas of biosafety, immunizations and infection control have been announced for health care providers. The first conference is free and is...

New SNF rules proposed; comments due June 26

Long Term Care News
The FY 2019 skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule, published on May 8, includes a very complex patient driven payment...

Dakota at Home: Resources for elderly and disabled

State News
The South Dakota Department of Human Services’ Division of Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) has a new resource center, Dakota at Home, that...

Right to Try legislation signed into law

Federal News
President Trump recently signed the Right to Try bill, S. 204 (115), allowing terminally ill patients to bypass the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
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