CMS releases memorandum on Reporting of a Hospital Death Associated with Restraint or Seclusion
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Quality, Safety Oversight memorandum this week on mandatory reporting of a hospital death associated...
Hospice and Home Health Quality Measures Under Consideration
The National Quality Forum (NQF) recently posted the annual list of Measures Under Consideration (MUC) for future use in the hospice quality reporting program...
November is Clostridioides difficile Awareness Month
Clostridioides difficile (also known as C. diff) is estimated to cause almost half a million illnesses in the United States each year. C. diff is...
CDC Healthcare-Associated Infection Progress Report
CDC has published the 2018 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Progress Report. This report shows that the U.S. has made significant reductions in...
The Heart of the Matter
Is your organization or facility working on Heart Disease and Stroke? Did you know that South Dakota has a Cardiovascular Collaborative? The Cardiovascular Collaborative...
Funding Opportunities
The South Dakota Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program is pleased to announce the release of the funding opportunity: Implementing and Expanding Self-Measured Blood...
SDAHO Partners with Office of Rural Health
SDAHO and the South Dakota Office of Rural Health (SD ORH) joined together to provide the first CART Bootcamp for the 38 Critical Access...
Drug Take Back Day
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug...
United Against the Flu
Influenza (“the flu”) is a serious respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses that can cause mild to severe illness. Seasonal flu activity can begin...
Top 10 Health Technology Hazards
ECRI Institute released its version of 2020's Top 10 list of health technology hazards to inform healthcare facilities about important safety issues involving the use of medical...
