Flu season is around the corner!
Protect yourself and your family this season with an annual flu vaccine for everyone in your family who is 6 months of age and...
Training event for potential walk audit grantees
The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is hosting a training event November 1 in Pierre for communities who may be interested in applying...
HIPAA and patient privacy in situations of crisis
In light of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued reminder information about instances in...
New Medicare cards are coming!
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon be issuing every Medicare beneficiary a new Medicare card. The new card will not include...
Upcoming distance learning opportunities
Mark your calendars for the following distance learning opportunities planned this fall. Registration fees for each webinar is $150 for SDAHO members. Online registration...
SDAHO 2017 mid-year compensation survey results released
The 2017 SDAHO Mid-Year Compensation Survey results were released on Monday Oct. 2, 2017. Participating members received an email with their login information and...
CMS will hold on updating hospital quality star ratings in October
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced it will not update its overall hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare...
Open enrollment: Encouragement and assistance needed!
Health care coverage is an essential component of advancing healthy communities. Currently, more than 30,000 South Dakotans are enrolled in coverage through the health...
Legislative priorities post ACA
With the decision to abandon further efforts to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congress is shifting their attention to...
HHS releases strategic plan draft; seeks input
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided a draft of its FY 2018 – 2022 Strategic Plan for comments. The draft is a...
