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SDAHO participates in CMS Rural Health Solutions Summit

Federal News October 21, 2016

Members and staff from SDAHO recently participated along with more than 650 other attendees from across the country in the CMS Rural Health Solutions...

HHS expects 13.8M to sign up for insurance plans during enrollment period

Federal News October 20, 2016

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says HHS expects 13.8 million people to have selected a Health Insurance Marketplace plan by...

SDAHO launches redesigned website

Member News October 19, 2016

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to share that after significant research and development, we have launched our redesigned website....

AHA hosting open enrollment webcast with HHS secretary

Education News October 19, 2016

The American Hospital Association will host a special webcast on open enrollment with HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 1-2...

Infographic, video offers breast cancer screening guidelines

Quality News October 18, 2016

The Breast Cancer Task Force has created a targeted breast cancer campaign to remind providers to have conversations about risk-appropriate guidelines in order to...

SDAHO SNF VBP analysis available

Data News October 18, 2016

The Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Analysis is intended to provide member SNFs with a preview of the federal fiscal year (FFY)...

Vaccine code for Medicare not yet in Common Working File

Federal News October 17, 2016

Noridian Healthcare Solutions says that Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are having issues with the new flu vaccine code 90674, which is not yet in...

Video tutorial for SDAHO’s new website

Member News October 17, 2016

IHS names Great Plains deputy chief medical officer

Federal News October 17, 2016

Indian Health Service (IHS) has named Mechele Peterson as deputy chief medical officer for the Great Plains region, according to the Associated Press. Read the...

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,...