Join us for 30th Annual Walleye Classic
Plan to join us for the 30th Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic on Friday evening, June 23 and Saturday June 24. This year’s tournament will be held on northeastern South Dakota’s beautiful Glacial Lakes, with our home base at the Glacial Lakes Guide Service lodge near Florence, South Dakota.
PEPPER planning April WebEx event
The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is planning a WebEx event for April 25. The Hospice PEPPER Webinar, planned for 1-2 p.m. CDT (noon-1 p.m. MDT) will be hosted by Kimberly Hrehor from the TMF Health Quality Institute.
SDAHO Membership Directory/Handbook now available online
As we pursue enhanced value and convenience for our members, we are pleased to announce that the Membership Directory/Handbook is now available on our website. The directory contains contact information for institutional members, state and federal agencies and associations, our Board of Trustees, councils, committees and district members.
CMS merges content to main ICD-10 site
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has merged all up-to-date content from its Road to 10 website to its main ICD-10 site at cms.gov/ICD10.
LeadingAge CFAR column on elder abuse
Robyn Stone, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR), has penned an important column on elder abuse. Stone touches on a new study and tackles the question of why elder abuse still persists today.
LeadingAge hosting webinar on budget’s effect on affordable housing
LeadingAge is offering a webinar on Monday on "How President Trump's First Budget Could Impact Affordable Housing." The webinar, which begins at 2 p.m. CST/1 p.m. CST, features speakers from LeadingAge, other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) and advocates from across the nation.
AHA Annual Survey underway
The online 2016 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey is now open for data submission.
Packets (see letter) were mailed to hospital administrators in...
Engaging Staff in Individualizing Care toolkit available
The Engaging Staff in Individualizing Care: An Implementation Handbook toolkit is available for loan to SDAHO members.
House passes certified professional midwives bill
The South Dakota House on Wednesday passed a bill to permit and regulate the practice of licensed certified professional midwives. Senate Bill 136 passed on a 52-16 vote. A two-thirds margin was required because the bill contained an appropriation.
Trump renews call to repeal and replace ACA during address to Congress
President Donald Trump renewed his call to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. His...
