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Helmsley Trust and Bipartisan Policy Center hold rural roundtable session

Member News
The Rural Healthcare Program of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) held a roundtable listening...

Community benefit activities by hospitals outweigh federal tax exemption by 11 to 1

Member News
As the administration and Congress turn to tax reform, not-for-profit community hospitals do more than care for the injured and infirm; they promote and...

Flu season is around the corner!

Quality News
Protect yourself and your family this season with an annual flu vaccine for everyone in your family who is 6 months of age and...

Training event for potential walk audit grantees

State News
The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is hosting a training event November 1 in Pierre for communities who may be interested in applying...

HIPAA and patient privacy in situations of crisis

Federal News
In light of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued reminder information about instances in...

New Medicare cards are coming!

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon be issuing every Medicare beneficiary a new Medicare card. The new card will not include...

Upcoming distance learning opportunities

Education News
Mark your calendars for the following distance learning opportunities planned this fall. Registration fees for each webinar is $150 for SDAHO members.  Online registration...

SDAHO 2017 mid-year compensation survey results released

Member News
The 2017 SDAHO Mid-Year Compensation Survey results were released on Monday Oct. 2, 2017.  Participating members received an email with their login information and...

CMS will hold on updating hospital quality star ratings in October

Quality News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced it will not update its overall hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare...

Open enrollment: Encouragement and assistance needed!

Member News
Health care coverage is an essential component of advancing healthy communities. Currently, more than 30,000 South Dakotans are enrolled in coverage through the health...

Legislative priorities post ACA

Federal News
With the decision to abandon further efforts to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congress is shifting their attention to...

HHS releases strategic plan draft; seeks input

Federal News
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided a draft of its FY 2018 – 2022 Strategic Plan for comments. The draft is a...

Genworth Financial releases annual Cost of Care Survey

Long Term Care News
Genworth Financial, an insurance and financial planning company, recently released its annual 2017 Cost of Care Survey, which uses survey results to inform long term...

Celebrate Healthcare Quality Week, October 15-21

Quality News
Health care quality professionals serve in important roles within organizations. The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) is recognizing quality professionals for their contributions...

Get vaccinated! Stopping the flu starts with you!

State News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a survey that reveals an estimated 92% of hospital workers reported receiving a flu vaccine...

CHRONIC Care Act and RAISE Family Caregivers Act pass the Senate

Federal News
While the majority of people were watching the updates on the Graham-Cassidy bill last week, the Senate was voting on other bills of interest...

CMS issues revised S-10 reporting instructions

Federal News
CMS issued new and revised instructions for charity care and bad debt data reported by hospitals on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare Cost Report....

Thankfulness: Reflections of the 91th annual convention

Convention Spotlight
Last week, more than 600 individuals came together in Rapid City to attend the Annual Convention. This year’s event had many important components, including...

New team members join SDAHO

Member News
We are pleased to announce that Kimberly Nelson will be joining our team as the new Manager, Communications and Education. Kimberly has more than 16...

CMS seeks comments on new direction for CMMI

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a request for information seeking stakeholder input on potential new models that could be...
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