The Latest News From SDAHO

American Dental Association announces opioid policy

Uncategorized
The American Dental Association has adopted a policy supporting certain statutory limits on opioid dosage and duration and mandatory continuing education in prescribing opioids...

CMS comment period on hospice measures closes April 25

Long Term Care News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking public comments on draft quality measures developed to supplement the existing Hospice Quality Reporting...

AHA annual meeting set for May 6-9

Federal News
Registration is now open for the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) annual membership meeting on May 6-9 in Washington, D.C.  Click here for more information...

IMPACT Act quality measures call for comments

Quality News
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting public comments on the development of quality measures for the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation...

Congress passes $1.3 trillion spending bill

Federal News
Early this morning, the U.S. Senate approved a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill (H.R. 1625). The legislation provides funding for the federal government through...

Clearwater Compliance is offering free risk webinars

Education News
Clearwater Compliance, an endorsed business partner of the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations Enterprises, is offering to SDAHO members a series of free...

House passes “right to try” bill

Federal News
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5247, the controversial “right to try” bill, on Wednesday by a vote of 267-149 after failing in...

SDAHO hosts Dimensions Statewide User Group meeting

Data News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) hosted its second annual Dimensions Statewide User Group (SUG) meeting on March 20. The meeting was...

Member Spotlight
This weeks Associate Member Spotlight is on Beckenhauer Construction, Inc. Read on to learn more about this innovative company. What does Beckenhauer Construction do? We...

Helmsley Charitable Trust seeks health care facilities’ input

Rural Health
The Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Program has launched a survey for hospitals and clinics to share what challenges exist for rural health care...

Free webinar: Challenges sepsis poses to rural hospitals

Quality News
Sepsis accounts for 15 out of every 100 rural hospitalizations and is the cause of 50 percent of in-hospital deaths. New data suggests that...

Redfield named as new director of CDC

Federal News
Robert Redfield, M.D., was named earlier this week as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator of the...

Sanford doctor, Sioux Falls clinic win awards for colorectal cancer screening efforts

Quality News
Dr. Daniel Heinemann, MD, of Sanford Health Network, and Falls Community Health have received top honors from the South Dakota Cancer Coalition Colorectal Cancer...

Congress struggles to finalize spending levels; pass omnibus legislation

Federal News
With the government funding deadline set for this Friday, leadership from the Senate and House met this morning to iron out the remaining differences...

Congress considers insurance market stabilization

Federal News
Congressional leaders continue to discuss if they should stabilize Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance markets and the best way to do so. There are...

Governor expected to veto gun bills; signs budget bills

State News
The regular run of the South Dakota legislative session concluded on March 9. Legislators will gather in Pierre on March 26 and, if needed,...

President Trump outlines opioid initiative

Federal News
This week, President Trump announced an initiative to help fight the opioid epidemic. The overall strategy includes several key prevention and treatment initiatives, along...

FDA moves to reduce nicotine in cigarettes, seeks public input

Federal News
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took its first step toward lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes last week and is now asking the public...

Member Spotlight
This week’s Associate Member Spotlight is on Gallagher, a company you might recognize as “Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.”  The company is currently going...

South Dakota files suit against opioid manufacturers

State News
South Dakota joined the ranks of 15 other states on Wednesday by filing a lawsuit in State Circuit Court against pharmaceutical companies who manufacture...
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