Committee advances bill to strengthen PDMP
The House Health and Human Services Committee has advanced a bill to strengthen the state’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), which was created in...
Bill authorizing 50-bed nursing home in Eagle Butte advances
The House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill authorizing the operation of a nursing home facility in Eagle Butte. The...
SDAHO’s Porter named co-chair of national workforce initiatives advisory group
LeadingAge has appointed Jen Porter, vice president of post-acute care for SDAHO, as co-chair for a national LeadingAge workforce initiatives advisory group.
Porter will share...
South Dakota Health Care Solutions Coalition discusses block grants, per capita caps
The South Dakota Health Care Solutions Coalition met on Wednesday, Jan. 25 to continue the effort in keeping stakeholders informed on the upcoming federal...
NQF committee updates surgery portfolio
A National Quality Forum (NQF) committee recently updated its surgery portfolio, endorsing 16 measures.
The NQF project aims to evaluate additional performance measures that will...
Senate passes advanced practice registered nurse bill
The Senate on Thursday advanced a bill that would remove the requirement that certified nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives hold collaborative agreements with...
Bill requiring annual report on nursing home beds passes Senate
A bill requiring state agencies to consider the need for additional nursing facility beds or new nursing facilities and report their findings to the...
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 project with us, in collaboration...
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) Quality and Standards Committee.
Bunt, whose...
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 Senate.
House Bill 1040 was brought...
