Project Firstline Seeks Frontline Professional Feedback
We know COVID won’t be the last threat. As new diseases emerge, we want to make sure EVERYONE in a healthcare setting has access...
CMS Community Champions Video Launch
On May 5, 2021, as a part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) ongoing COVID response efforts to support the long...
Quality Reporting Program Submission Deadline is May 17
The submission deadline for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), and Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Programs (QRP) is approaching.
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World Immunization Week 2021
With all eyes on vaccines, World Immunization Week, April 24th – 30th 2021 offer an unprecedented opportunity to build public trust in the value...
Better Choices, Better Health for your Patients
​Better Choices, Better Health® SD (BCBH-SD) offers chronic disease self-management education workshops that are designed to help adults living with ongoing physical and/or mental...
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (MLPW) provides the profession with a unique opportunity to increase public understanding of and appreciation for clinical laboratory personnel.
MLPW, which...
Frontline Healthcare Professionals! WE NEED YOUR HELP!
​The South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care is partnering with the SD Department of Health on the CDC’s Project Firstline to survey frontline professionals...
Emerging Stronger After COVID-19: Priorities for Health System Transformation
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the undeniable fractures and weaknesses exposed in the American health care system, the National Academy of Medicine...
Combating Behavioral Health Stigma
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has launched its new People Matter, Words Matter poster series to help combat behavioral health stigma in health care...
Patient Safety Awareness Week
Patient Safety Awareness Week is observed to acknowledge the need to improve safety throughout the health care system and to celebrate efforts to improve...