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Workforce housing study draft legislation proposed

State News
The third and final meeting of the Interim Summer Study for Workforce Housing met Thursday, October 26, 2017.  The committee was assigned the tasks...

Encourage patients, family, friends to quit smoking

Quality News
Smoking or using tobacco products is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, which leads to stroke or heart attacks. That’s why it’s critical that...

115th Congress works to advance important legislative issues

Federal News
The 115th Congress continues to work on a number of important legislative issues with plans to advance for consideration prior to the end of...

Second annual geriatrics symposium on dementia

Education News
The USD Sanford School of Medicine and the Alzheimer’s Association are sponsoring the second annual geriatrics symposium on Friday, November 10, 2017. The symposium...

Small-volume parenteral medication shortages require strategies for conservation

Quality News
AHA issued a quality advisory this week regarding the experiences of shortages of intravenous (IV) fluids that are critical to patient care. The national...

AHA releases study on regulatory burden to providers

Member News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released this week a study revealing $39 billion in annual spending in administrative activities related to regulatory compliance by...

Trump declares opioid epidemic a national public health emergency

Federal News
Today President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency under federal law. In doing so, this directs executive agencies to use...

Federal judge denies states’ efforts to stop Trump’s executive order

Federal News
A federal judge on Wednesday did not rule in 19 states’ favor to stop the Trump administration from ending the cost-sharing reduction (CSR) subsidies....

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

Member News
It’s about how you live. This is the theme for 2017 to celebrate National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Hospice and palliative care programs...

No shortage of issues on radar of health care providers

Federal News
Federal Legislative Calendar October 23 is the beginning of a four-week work period. Both Houses are in this week, next week, and the week...

AHA releases opioid toolkit

Member News
Across the nation, health care providers are working to address the opioid crisis. The American Hospital Association this week released a toolkit to provide...

Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program accepting applications

Federal News
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has announced that it will be accepting applications for its Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program...

SDAHO Enterprises to provide class action settlement assistance

Member News
SDAHO Enterprises has entered into an Endorsed Business Program with Managed Care Advisory Group, LLC (MCAG) to offer members a class action settlement recovery...

LeadingAge’s CAST debuts tools on latest tech to aid older adults in social engagement

Member News
From LeadingAge, published on October 19, 2017 The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) today announces the launch of its latest resource created to educate aging...

President Trump takes administrative action undermining the ACA

Federal News
Late last week, President Trump brought forward executive action that threatens to undermine coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first was an...

Meeting held with officials from Indian Health Services

Member News
Recently, administrative leaders from the North Dakota Hospital Association (NDHA) and the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) met in Aberdeen with James...

Senate Special Committee on Aging holds hearing on disaster preparedness

Federal News
In the wake of nursing home resident deaths following Hurricane Irma and pictures of Houston-area assisted living residents who were photographed sitting in waist-deep...

MACRA episode-based cost measures field testing project

Quality News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, are conducting a field test for eight episode-based cost measures before...

Physician Compare preview period is coming soon

Quality News
On October 18, the Physician Compare 30-day preview period officially opened. Clinicians and physician groups have the opportunity to preview their 2016 performance information...

Know your pharmacist, know your medicine

Quality News
To celebrate October as American Pharmacists Month,  the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is spreading the message “Know Your Pharmacist, Know Your Medicine” and...
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