The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to announce that Jacob Parsons, Director of Advocacy and Reimbursement with SDAHO was recently elected to serve on the Healthcare Financial Management Associations, (HFMA) South Dakota Chapter Board of Directors.
Parsons began his career with SDAHO in August of 2022 as the Director of Fiscal Policy, focusing on advocacy for the association and its members, at both the state and federal level. He would later be named the Director of Advocacy and Reimbursement, taking on additional responsibilities focusing on budget and data analysis while also assuming the association’s expert role on reimbursement issues for our members.
Jacob attended the University of South Dakota, where he earned his undergraduate degree in Health Administration and then his MBA. Out of college Jacob worked for the South Dakota Department of Health, as the Recruitment Program Coordinator within the Office of Rural Health. Jacob was also the Tobacco Program Director for the state before he moved over to the Bureau of Finance and Management where he was a budget analyst.
The South Dakota Chapter of the HFMA assists members from across South Dakota and the nation navigates a complex healthcare landscape. HFMA is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization that advances healthcare by collaborating with other key stakeholders to address industry challenges and providing guidance, education, practical tools and solutions, and thought leadership. We lead the financial management of healthcare.
Join us in congratulating Jacob Parsons on being elected to serve on the HFMA (SD Chapter) Board of Directors. To learn more about the SD Chapter HFMA, click here.
