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Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Study

State News August 24, 2016

The Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Interim Study reconvened for its second meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Much of the first meeting was education...

Substance Abuse Prevention Committee discusses reservation drug challenges

State News August 24, 2016

The Substance Abuse Prevention Committee met for the third time on Wednesday Aug. 17. The discussion centered on the challenges of fighting methamphetamine and...

Moratorium interim committee continues dialogue, emphasizes workforce

State News August 24, 2016

The Regulation of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Beds Interim Committee met in Pierre on Tuesday, Aug. 23, sharing observations from recent provider visits...

Post-acute care providers and others share comments with DOJ on home-based services

Long Term Care News August 24, 2016

The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota recently held listening...

HEN 2.0 Milestone 4 is here with HIIN on the horizon

Quality News August 24, 2016

We are in the home stretch of HEN 2.0 and working on our goal to achieve Milestone IV, which requires that 80 percent of...

3RNet Annual Conference next month in Nashville

Education News August 24, 2016

The National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network is opening its annual conference to anyone interested in learning more about topics surrounding the recruitment and...

FFY2017 IPPS final rule

Data News August 24, 2016

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

Proposed Payment Rule: Medicare Advancing Care Coordination through EPM

Data News August 24, 2016

On July 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed payment rule for the Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment...

HRSA issues proposed rule on drug pricing dispute resolution

Federal News August 17, 2016

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is proposing a dispute resolution process for 340B Drug Pricing Program hospitals and clinics that claim they...

Thank you, convention sponsors

Convention Spotlight August 17, 2016

With our 90th Annual Convention quickly approaching, we’d like to take a moment to thank the many sponsors who help make this event possible. Great...

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

Convention Spotlight August 17, 2016

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

Member News August 17, 2016

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

Member News August 17, 2016

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

State News August 17, 2016

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

State News August 17, 2016

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

Data News August 17, 2016

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...