The Latest News From SDAHO

Helmsley trust announces CT Scanner initiative

Quality News October 17, 2016

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has launched a rural health care competitive funding opportunity to assist Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)...

CMS releases final rule implementing MACRA provisions of Medicare physician payment system

Federal News October 14, 2016

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday morning released its final rule implementing provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization...

Brookings Health System opens new Medical Plaza building

Member News October 14, 2016

Brookings Health System opened its new Medical Plaza building this week, completing the first stage of its hospital expansion and renovation project. Brookings Health System...

Regional Health to renovate hospital, build orthopedic and sports medicine institute

Member News October 13, 2016

Regional Health announced this week that it will embark on a multi-year renovation and expansion of Rapid City Regional Hospital and build a state-of-the-art...

CMS announces initiative to increase clinician engagement, reduce medical review for certain advanced APMs

Federal News October 13, 2016

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday announced a new initiative to improve the clinician experience with the Medicare program. CMS says...

South Dakota seeing season’s first flu cases

State News October 13, 2016

South Dakota health officials say the state is seeing its first influenza cases of the 2016-2017 season. An influenza A case has been detected in...

Substance Abuse Prevention Committee proposes 4 bills

State News October 12, 2016

The Substance Abuse Interim Study introduced four bill drafts for the 2017 Legislative Session. The committee invited Melissa DeNoon, executive director of the South...

BMOE administrative rule changes to take effect Oct. 20

State News October 12, 2016

Administrative rule changes from the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners (BMOE) establishing standards for prescribing controlled substances for chronic, non-cancer pain...

Officials encourage practitioner participation in drug monitoring program

State News October 12, 2016

The director of the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is encouraging practitioners to sign up for an account in PMP...

SDAHO seeks Improvement Advisor – RN

Member News October 12, 2016

The South Dakota Association of Health Care Organizations (SDAHO) is seeking an Improvement Advisor – RN. The position, reporting to the Director, Quality Integration,...

AHA: Study finds 38 percent rise in inpatient drug costs

Federal News October 12, 2016

A new study from the University of Chicago’s NORC has found that inpatient hospital drug costs per admission increased by more than 38 percent...

LeadingAge offering seminar on CMS Requirements of Participation

Education News October 11, 2016

LeadingAge experts are offering an overview of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) final rule revising the current Requirements of Participation for nursing...

CMS removing SSNs from Medicare cards

Federal News October 11, 2016

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be removing social security numbers from all Medicare cards to lessen seniors’ vulnerability to identity...

Nursing home administrators asked to complete Medicaid payment methodologies survey

Data News October 11, 2016

The Legislative Summer Study Committee reviewing Medicaid payment methodologies is asking that the South Dakota Department of Social Services (SD DSS) analyze changes to...

Updated HIPAA security risk analysis tool

Data News October 10, 2016

The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT and the Office for Civil Rights recently posted an updated HIPAA security risk analysis tool....

South Dakota Cardiac Systems of Care Conference planned for Nov. 3

Education News October 10, 2016

The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline and the South Dakota Department of Health are planning a South Dakota Cardiac Systems of Care Conference for...

Great Plains QIN offering webinar series

Education News October 10, 2016

The Great Plains Quality Information Network Care Coordination Team is offering a webinar series to help organizations build capacity for better, safer care and...

More than 178 sessions to be offered at 4-day LeadingAge conference

Long Term Care News October 4, 2016

LeadingAge will hold its Annual Meeting and EXPO in Indianapolis Oct. 30-Nov. 2. The annual meeting provides an opportunity to explore the breadth and...

SDAHO 2016 Mid-Year Compensation Survey results released

Member News October 4, 2016

The 2016 SDAHO Mid-Year Compensation Survey results were released on Monday Oct. 3, 2016. Participating members received an email with their login information and...

Avera opening new facility for western Sioux Falls

Member News October 4, 2016

A new 84,000-square-foot Avera facility serving western Sioux Falls is set to open this month. The Avera Medical Group Family Health Center on Marion Road...

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