The Latest News From SDAHO

Trustee education planned for 90th Annual Convention – Sept. 21-23

As part of the 90th Annual Convention, SDAHO has scheduled a day of education with health care governance in mind. Trustees are invited and...

SDAHO PAC surpasses last year’s campaign efforts

The SDAHO PAC is poised for a record year in 2016, with contributions to date nearing the $35K mark amid an increase in both...

CEO opening in Mobridge

Mobridge Regional Hospital & Clinics has a full-time opportunity for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a...

Nursing, medical and osteopathic examiners boards propose rule changes

The South Dakota Department of Health’s Joint Board of Nursing (BON) and the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners (BMOE) intend to amend rules...

South Dakota DOH updates Healthcare Facility Event Reporting system

The South Dakota Department of Health’s Office of Healthcare Licensure and Certification has completed its development of a new online electronic Healthcare Facility Event...

Medicare IPF PPS Final Rule FFY2017

On Aug. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two regulations that will update the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment rates and...

Medicare IRF PPS Final Rule FFY2017

On Aug. 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017 final payment rule for the Inpatient...

LTCH PPS Final Rule FFY2017

On Aug. 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the display copy of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017 final payment...

Medicare SNF PPS Final Rule FFY2017

On Aug. 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017 final payment rule for the Skilled...

Alliance for Aging Research film urges vaccination

The Alliance for Aging Research has released a new short You Tube film urging seniors to lead their families in vaccination by getting their...

A touch of the ‘80s to celebrate 90

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations might be celebrating its 90th year, but SDAHO will take crowds back to the ‘80s during the...

SDAHO intern studies midwifery to inform public policy

Rizwaan Lakhani, recently completed a 10-week internship with SDAHO in participation with the RISE-UP program through the University of South Dakota (USD). USD is...

Planning session focuses on advocacy, business development, membership services

Annually, as a part of the July board meeting, the SDAHO Board of Trustees reviews/updates the strategic plan for the association. This year the...

AHA holding webcast on site-neutral payment provisions

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is holding a special members-only virtual advocacy day next week on the site-neutral payment provisions in the outpatient prospective...

Rosebud, Pine Ridge hospitals to benefit from accreditation contract

Hospitals on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Indian reservations are among federally operated medical facilities across eight states that will benefit from a new...

LeadingAge opens registration for annual meeting in Indianapolis

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...

CMS policy to require immediate enforcement remedies for SNFs, NFs, SNF/NFs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a national policy for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), nursing facilities (NFs) and dually participating...

CDC issues influenza toolkit for long-term care employers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a toolkit to help long-term care employers prepare for the 2016-2017 influenza season. The CDC...

CMS publishes proposed AMI/CABG, CJR rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed rule to create a new mandatory bundled payment model for acute myocardial...

Health care quality leader to close convention

Health care quality leader Laura Adams will discuss how achievement of the “triple aim” of better health, better health care and lower costs involves...

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