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SD Medicaid expanding coverage of telemedicine services

State News
The state Department of Social Services says South Dakota Medicaid is expanding coverage of telemedicine services to more closely align with Medicare coverage of...

Bathing Without a Battle offered online free of charge

Education News
Award-winning training for bathing people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is now accessible online free of charge. Bathing Without a Battle is provided online...

DSS offering assisted living center webinars on HCBS Settings Final Rule.

Education News
The state Department of Social Services (DSS) is holding webinars to help assisted living centers comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services'...

CMS study finds that national health spending grew 5.8 percent in 2015

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says overall health spending grew by 5.8 percent last year, the result of increased use and...

HHS OCR warns of phishing email aimed at HIPAA covered entities

Federal News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) reports that a phishing email is being circulated on mock HHS departmental letterhead under the...

AHA: Urge senators to support 21st Century Cures Act

Federal News
The American Hospital Association is urging members to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to support the revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R....

AHA shares policy principles for new post-acute care PPS with HHS

Long Term Care News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has shared policy principles for new post-acute care PPS with HHS with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

AHA president pens letter to Trump outlining 5 key health care focus areas

Federal News
American Hospital Association (AHA) President Rick Pollack sent a four-page letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying the organization looks forward to working...

Initiated Measure 22 creates confusion, SDAHO changes legislative events

State News
On Nov. 8, South Dakotans approved Initiated Measure 22 (IM-22) by a narrow margin (51.62 percent-48.38 percent). The impacts and implications of the new...

December distance learning opportunities

Education News
SDAHO is offering two opportunities for post-acute distance learning in December. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Katie Williams, clinic instructor at the University of SOuth...

AHA releases vulnerable communities report

Federal News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released its highly-anticipated Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities Report. The report is the culmination of...

CY2017 Medicare OPPS Final Rule Analysis now available

Data News
The CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule analysis is intended to show members how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change...

2015 Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Analysis is available

Data News
The 2015 MSPB Report compares fee-for-service Medicare average spending per beneficiary at hospital/state/U.S. levels. The measure was designed by the Centers for Medicare &...

Trump nominates HHS secretary, CMS administrator

Federal News
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Georgia U.S. Rep. Tom Price to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and...

House expected to vote Wednesday on 21st Century Cures Act

Federal News
The U.S. House is expected to take action Wednesday on a revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which is intended to overhaul drug...

Measure Applications Partnership process kicks off

Quality News
The annual Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) process has kicked off with the publication of the Measures Under Consideration (MUC) list. The Centers for Medicare &...

U.S. Senate passes telemedicine bill

Education News
A bill requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of...

AHA hosting Hospitals Against Violence webinar

Education News
AHA will host the next webinar in its “Hospitals Against Violence” educational series on Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. CDT/noon MDT. The 60-minute webinar will...

Federal judge blocks mandatory overtime pay law

Federal News
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a federal rule that was to extend mandatory overtime pay to 4.2 million salaried workers, according to a...

A Thanksgiving reflection

Member News
As we gather together with family and friends to share food and fellowship this Thanksgiving holiday, we reflect on the honored profession of health...
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