The Latest News From SDAHO

RHC Program hosting online webinar series

Education News March 13, 2017

The Rural Health Care Program is hosting an online webinar series to help those thinking of applying to the HCF Program or Telecommunications Program. Each webinar will cover important milestones, discuss what information is on each form and offer a step-by-step walkthrough of each form. Sign up for one or all the webinars below:

SDAHO to host IDR webinar, March 30

Education News March 10, 2017

SDAHO is hosting a webinar to address the Informal Dispute Resolution process. “To Dispute or Not to Dispute: When and How to Initiate Informal...

SD Legislature approves FY 17 budget with $37M in reductions

State News March 10, 2017

The Joint Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota Legislature has has approved the FY 17 amended budget with a reduction of $37 million. The House and Senate are expected to vote on the measure on Friday.

AHA resources on ACA repeal/replace

Federal News March 9, 2017

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has created a special web page of resources related to efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

House committees approve ACA repeal and replace bill

Federal News March 9, 2017

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee gave its approval Thursday afternoon to a Republican bill to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed along party lines on a 31-23 vote after more than 27 hours of debate.

CMS disables eCQM summary report access until after March 13

Quality News March 8, 2017

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has temporarily disabled access to electronic clinical quality measure Submission Summary and Performance Summary reports at the QualityNet secure portal to alleviate very slow processing times for Electronic Health Record Hospital Reports related to eCQMs.

South Dakota Legislative Session Update 3/7/17

Uncategorized March 8, 2017

House Republicans introduce legislation to repeal and replace parts of ACA

Federal News March 7, 2017

House Republicans leaders introduced the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on Monday to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legislation seeks to reform federal Medicaid financing by creating a per-capita cap model starting in FY 2020.

SD Legislature passes bill establishing rate-setting methodology

State News March 7, 2017

The South Dakota House has passed a bill establishing a rate-setting methodology for services delivered by community-based health and human services providers. Senate Bill 147 passed Tuesday on a 61-6 vote. The bill previously passed the Senate, but the Senate will need to agree to significant changes after the House Health and Human Services Committee "hoghoused" the bill by replacing all its original language.

Nominees sought for 2017 LeadingAge Awards

Long Term Care News March 7, 2017

LeadingAge is seeking nominees for its LeadingAge Annual Awards. The awards honor LeadingAge member organizations and individuals that embody excellence in nonprofit aging services. Award...

Join us for 30th Annual Walleye Classic

Member News March 6, 2017

Plan to join us for the 30th Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic on Friday evening, June 23 and Saturday June 24. This year’s tournament will be held on northeastern South Dakota’s beautiful Glacial Lakes, with our home base at the Glacial Lakes Guide Service lodge near Florence, South Dakota.

PEPPER planning April WebEx event

Education News March 6, 2017

The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is planning a WebEx event for April 25. The Hospice PEPPER Webinar, planned for 1-2 p.m. CDT (noon-1 p.m. MDT) will be hosted by Kimberly Hrehor from the TMF Health Quality Institute.

SDAHO Membership Directory/Handbook now available online

Member News March 3, 2017

As we pursue enhanced value and convenience for our members, we are pleased to announce that the Membership Directory/Handbook is now available on our website. The directory contains contact information for institutional members, state and federal agencies and associations, our Board of Trustees, councils, committees and district members.

CMS merges content to main ICD-10 site

Data News March 3, 2017

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has merged all up-to-date content from its Road to 10 website to its main ICD-10 site at cms.gov/ICD10.

LeadingAge CFAR column on elder abuse

Long Term Care News March 2, 2017

Robyn Stone, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR), has penned an important column on elder abuse. Stone touches on a new study and tackles the question of why elder abuse still persists today.

LeadingAge hosting webinar on budget’s effect on affordable housing

Long Term Care News March 2, 2017

LeadingAge is offering a webinar on Monday on "How President Trump's First Budget Could Impact Affordable Housing." The webinar, which begins at 2 p.m. CST/1 p.m. CST, features speakers from LeadingAge, other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) and advocates from across the nation.