The Latest News From SDAHO

NHPCO recommends members purchase new ICD-10 coding manuals

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is recommending that members purchase new 2017 ICD-10 Coding Manual in the next few weeks. The organization...

Attorney General’s Office offering free training on elder abuse and financial exploitation

Assistant Attorney General Mike Sharp will provide free training on recognizing elder abuse and financial exploitation in Watertown on Nov. 30. The training, which is...

CMS Rural Health Solutions Summit planned for Oct. 19

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning a CMS Rural Health Solutions Summit on Oct. 19 at its headquarters in Baltimore....

CMS creates toolkit for Medicaid provider enrollment requirements

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created the Medicaid Provider Enrollment Requirements (MPE) Toolkit to update providers enrolling or re-enrolling in...

Webinar to discuss treating the whole patient

Home health nurses and leaders are invited to participate in a free webinar on Oct. 20 focused on treating the whole patient. The Life Maps...

Avera hosting ethics conference on mental health and suicide prevention

Avera Health will be hosting an ethics conference on mental health and suicide prevention on Friday, Oct. 28. The full-day conference will provide timely and...

Webinar series to focus on financial wellness planning for aging services workforce

LeadingAge Gold Partner Combined Worksite Solutions (CWS) is offering a new webinar series for LeadingAge members to help organizations recruit and retain a quality...

CHAD bringing IHI to Rapid City for two days of training

The Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) is bringing the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to Rapid City for two days of training. The...

Gracious appreciation: Reflections of the 90th Annual Convention

Last week, more than 700 individuals gathered in Sioux Falls to attend the SDAHO Annual Convention. This year’s event was special. To be certain,...

Nine recognized with SDAHO Distinguished Service Awards

Nine people were honored Wednesday with SDAHO Distinguished Service Awards Wednesday at the SDAHO 90th Annual Convention in Sioux Falls. They are: Distinguished Service Award, Trustee...

SDAHO releases Vulnerable Communities Task Force report

The Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities (VCTF) Rural and Frontier has released its report and executive summary, capping off a yearlong...

Board of Trustees takes position on 2 ballot questions

The SDAHO Board of Trustees has taken a position on two ballot questions to be considered in November, choosing to oppose Initiated Measure 23...

South Dakota awarded $215K opioid abuse grant

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the state of South Dakota a $215,000 federal grant to help officials collect and...

South Dakota Health Link holding fall forum

South Dakota Health Link is holding its 3rd annual fall forum on Oct. 20. The annual conference, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p. m....

Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Interim Study meets

The Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Interim Study reconvened for its third meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The committee began with discussion on the...

South Dakota sees improvement in patient safety and quality

Through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 Partnership for Patients (PfP) initiative, providers across the country have been...

HEN 2.0 ends with success

The Partnership for Patients (PfP) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 project ended on September 23, 2016, with a number of HEN 2.0 hospital winners...

LeadingAge offering 5-star webinars

LeadingAge and LeadingAge New York are sponsoring two webinars on recent changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing home 5-star...

CMS posts memo on Office of Civil Rights clearance process

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted its Survey & Certification Memo 16-37 (PDF), discussing the revised OCR clearance process for...

State lists of 15 most common languages made available for ACA Section 1557 compliance

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Civil Rights has posted new FAQs for compliance with Section 1557 of the Affordable...

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