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2018 Farm Bill introduced

Federal News
Representative Kristi Noem announced that the 2018 Farm Bill, also known as the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, was introduced in the U.S....

Senate committee fine-tunes Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018

Federal News
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), led by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), held its seventh...

Register now for Continuing Care Conference, April 25 & 26

Education News
Registration for the South Dakota Association for Healthcare Organizations annual Continuing Care Conference on April 25 and 26 is closing in. The conference will...

Hospitals show improvement in Patient & Family Engagement

Quality News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations has 42 South Dakota hospitals participating in the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN),...

Hoffman joins SD Office of Rural Health

Rural Health
Michelle Hoffman joined South Dakota’s Office of Rural Health (ORH) as the Rural Hospital Program Coordinator in March 2018. Hoffman will oversee the Medicare...

What hospitals of the future look like

Awareness
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article discussing what the hospitals of the future may look like - noting the strong influence of...

340B lawsuit hearing scheduled for May 4; plaintiffs seek preliminary injunction

Federal News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and other litigants have filed a final reply brief urging a federal appeals court to find that they are...

State tax receipts match legislative estimates

State News
The general fund receipt report, released earlier this week, shows the most recent month-end and year-to-date receipts in all major categories for the state...

U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on sales tax case

Federal News
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April 17 in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., moving the case closer to a decision...

CMS issues ACA final rule, releases enrollment report

Federal News
Earlier this year, Congress was unable to reach agreement on repeal and replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, through regulatory actions and...

Avera Health’s alternative payment model for nursing homes recommended to HHS

Long Term Care News
The Physician-focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) recommended to the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) full-scale implementation of Avera Health’s Intensive...

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan venture release additional information

Uncategorized
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase in January announced a health care partnership. At that time, the three companies said their joint goal was...

“Healthy” is much more than “health care”

Quality News
In a fast paced world, full of increasing information overload, many people find it difficult to find the time to think about their overall...

Comments requested on State Program Performance Report for State Units on Aging

Long Term Care News
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking public input on proposed revisions on existing data collection materials for the State Program Performance Report...

Walmart-Humana partnership being discussed

Uncategorized
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, and health insurer Humana are discussing a possible partnership or merger, a business deal that would transform the duo...

Proposed tariffs on Chinese goods likely to increase drug costs

Federal News
The Trump administration is considering imposing a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from China, including a host of medical products. Items on the...

Surgeon general issues health advisory

Quality News
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued a health advisory, the first to come out in the last 10 years, when he urged Americans to...

Associate Member Spotlight – LifeSource

Member Spotlight
This week’s Associate Member Spotlight is on LifeSource.  We visited with Emily Larimer, Clinical Hospital Coordinator at LifeSource, to learn more about the business....

Get registered for Continuing Care Conference

Education News
Registration for the South Dakota Association for Healthcare Organizations annual Continuing Care Conference on April 25 and 26 is now open. The conference will...

Merritt Hawkins offering free recruiting webinar

Education News
Merritt Hawkins, a SDAHO Enterprises Endorsed Business Partner, is offering a free one-hour webinar called “How To Make Your Facility a Doctor Magnet” at...
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