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The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is warning lawmakers about what they say are possible detrimental effects of a federal rule change. The rule in question is a minimum staffing standard for long-term care facilities developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
A State Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long-Term Care met with multiple health organizations in the state to develop a list for legislative consideration. The committee’s main recommendations included state telemedicine services for long-term care facilities, an all-inclusive program to care for the elderly, and consistent in-home care.
The state Supreme Court has a full schedule for their upcoming session at USD in Vermillion. What’s on the docket for the highest court in South Dakota?
Governor Kristi Noem makes another visit to the southern border to inspect efforts to reduce border crossings. Noem met with 50 South Dakota National Guard troops she deployed to the border this summer.
Diabetes is a major health problem across the nation – but Mount Marty University in Yankton wants to make more care opportunities in every setting. There are now two graduate-level endocrinology programs in the US – and the second can now be found at Mount Marty.
And more.