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Readmissions Reduction Program Analysis update available

Data News
The Readmissions Reduction Program (RRP) Analysis is intended to provide detailed performance information on the readmissions measures that are currently evaluated or will be...

Nursing home excellence campaign rebranded under CDC

Long Term Care News
The 10-year-old Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign is being transition into a new program under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Federal News
It's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, an annual one-week observance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to raise awareness of the threat of...

Better Choices, Better Health launches monthly newsletter

State News
Better Choices, Better Health has launched a monthly newsletter. The first issue is available here. The newsletter discusses managing chronic disease, highlights workshop participants and provides...

Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee meets in Pierre

State News
The Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee met for the first time in Pierre on Wednesday. South Dakota Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon said South Dakota's...

Happy Veterans Day

Member News
SDAHO joins with our membership and the nation as we honor and celebrate those who willingly put their lives on the line for our...

CMS releases final rule for CY 2017 OPPS/ASC payment systems

Federal News
On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2017 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center (OPPS/ASC) final...

Improvement advisor joins SDAHO Team

Quality News
SDAHO is pleased to announce that Jennifer Kok, RN, has been selected to serve as improvement advisor with the SDAHO Hospital Improvement Innovation Network...

REMINDER: AHA post-election wrap-up

Education News
What do Tuesday's election results mean for hospitals? Please make plans to join AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and Executive Vice President Tom Nickels...

Election day – What lies ahead

Member News
As Americans head to the polls, most people would agree that the national campaign for president has been most unusual this year, but we...

OPPS Final Rule Finalizes Changes for Meaningful Use

Data News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed in the OPPS final rule updates to the requirements for eligible hospitals and critical access...

CMS Awarded New Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC)

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its new Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors. Three contractors will perform post-payment review of Part A and...

BLS: Health care industry adds 31,000 jobs in October

Federal News
The latest job numbers show that health care employment rose by 31,000 jobs in October. New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows...

Scrubs Camps give high school students a taste of health care careers

State News
The South Dakota Department of Health offers free Scrubs Camps for high school students thinking of pursuing a career in health care. The one-day, hands-on...

AAMC: Number of women enrolling in medical school reaches 10-year high

Federal News
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) says the number of women who enrolled in medical school this year rose by 6.2 percent to...

Marketplace opens for health insurance enrollment

Federal News
The Health Insurance Marketplace opens today for its fourth open enrollment, offering every American the opportunity to sign up for health coverage under the...

Your PAC dollars at work

Federal News
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem. R-South Dakota, recently was presented with a $2,500 AHAPAC check from SDAHO board member Paul Hanson, CEO of Sanford USD...

AHRQ helps nursing homes tackle antimicrobial stewardship

Long Term Care News
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has created an Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide to help nursing homes improve antibiotic use and decrease harms...

CMS issues CY 2017 final rule for home health PPS

Data News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the calendar year 2017 final rule for the home health prospective payment system (PPS). The...

Organizations team up for United Against the Flu campaign

Quality News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and several other health care organizations are teaming up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to...
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