SDAHO Roundtable Discussion with CMS Sparks Emotional Testimony from Nursing Home Administrators
​SDAHO hosted a roundtable discussion between several long-term care (LTC) administrator members and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National...
Quality Corner: Focus on Quality
During the week of Oct 17-23, 2021, we celebrated Healthcare Quality Week and I hope that you were able to find time to recognize...
SDAHO Kicks off Year Seven Supporting the WPFL Organ Donation Campaign
SDAHO has been part of the Workplace Partnership for Life Campaign (WPFL) for the past seven years. This Campaign is a national initiative that...
Falling and Frailty and Forgetting – Is There a Connection?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25% of people 65 and older fall each year, 20% of all falls cause a...
HQ Principles Course Offered for Critical Access Hospitals
There is still time to enroll in the self-paced, online course through the National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) to assist frontline quality staff...
340B & Retention: Upcoming Sessions on Hot Topics!
In November, SDAHO will host sessions on hot topics impacting healthcare providers in South Dakota. The 340B Drug Pricing Program provides discounted prices on...
New SDAHO Member Benefits Coming in 2022!
​​SDAHO is excited to announce a new member benefit! Beginning in 2022, all SDAHO members will receive virtual and on-demand education; and one registration...
NIH, FDA Act to Increase Access to Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will use $70 million from the American Rescue Plan Act for a program to speed development of accurate...
Community Healthcare Worker Funding Available
​The South Dakota Department of Health has received a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant to fund the development Community Healthcare Workers...
CDC To Invest $26 Million in Advanced Outbreak Forecasting and Analytics
On October 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced $26 Million in funding to develop next-generation infectious disease forecasting and analytics.
The...