New Resources Available on South Dakota Project FirstLine
South Dakota Project FirstLine is excited to announce they have fun NEW RESOURCES for healthcare workers, just in time for International Infection Prevention week,...
Oct. 16 – 22, 2022 is National Healthcare Quality Week
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) would like to thank all healthcare quality professionals for their hard work and dedication as we...
SDAHO Providing Support for Emergency Department Providers to Combat Opioid and Substance Abuse Challenges
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and overdose is a life-threatening disease. For every death due to opioid drug overdose in South Dakota, there were two...
Quality Corner: Improving Sepsis Care in a Critical Access Hospital
Sepsis is a life-threating condition that leads to the deaths of more than 210,000 people across the nation every year. Amanda Karrels, RN, CPHQ,...
Effective Strategies to Save Time and Resources in the ER
​Does your facility struggle with how to help patients who come into your ER with alcohol or drug addiction? SDAHO has an exciting opportunity...
SDAHO Congratulates Candice Crownover, Newest CPHQ
​SDAHO congratulates Candice Crownover, RN, on passing the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) exam. Candice is the Director of Patient Services at St....
SDAHO Congratulates Amanda Karrels, Newest CPHQ
​SDAHO congratulates Amanda Karrels, RN, on passing the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) exam. Amanda is the Clinical Quality Coordinator at the Monument...
Congratulations to Katie Biggins, Newest CPHQ
​SDAHO congratulates Katie Biggins, RN, on passing the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) exam. Katie is the Quality Improvement Coordinator at Avera Gregory...
Quality Corner: SDAHO Member Facility Featured in Compass Navigator
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to lift up member facility, Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center as they are featured...
AAHPM Introduces New Palliative Care Quality Measures
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) announced the finalization of two patient-reported outcomes measures (PROM) to improve the quality of care...
