HIIN is actively underway but recruitment continues
The Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) is actively underway. Forty-three South Dakota hospitals are currently participating in the HIIN...
Bunt appointed to NHPCO Quality and Standards Committee
Kristen Bunt, SDAHO's director of quality integration, has been appointed to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)...
Community living homes bill heads to Senate
A bill to license and regulate community living homes has passed the state House and now heads to the...
Happy IV Nurse Day
SDAHO recognizes South Dakota's many infusion professionals throughout the state today on IV Nurse Day.
The annual honor, established in...
House committee advances nursing bed sale/transfer bill
A bill that would allow nursing facilities to transfer or sell nursing bed capacity was advanced by the House...
Committee advances bill to authorize 50-bed nursing home in Eagle Butte
A bill authorizing the operation of a nursing home facility in Eagle Butte has passed the Senate Health and...
Bill establishing licensure of free-standing emergency medical care facilities passes Senate committee
A bill establishing licensure of free-standing emergency medical care facilities passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on...
Senate committee advances EMR certification bill
A bill to create a state certification for emergency medical responders (EMRs) unanimously passed the Senate Health and Human...
VNAA says MedPAC may recommend rate reductions for home health care, Hospice
The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) says the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has again passed payment and...
Congress takes step toward repealing ACA through reconciliation
Last week, both the Senate and House took the first steps toward repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by...
