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Hospital Compare data updated with quality information

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated the Hospital Compare website with new quality information for the Hospital...
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West Nile found in 11 SD counties

The West Nile Virus (WNV) has been found in mosquitoes or humans in eleven South Dakota counties, according to...

USDA funding available for opioid misuse in rural areas

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that drug overdose death rates are rising in rural areas,...
Quality and safety

Revised requirements for health care facilities for reducing Legionella risk

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), Quality, Safety and Oversight Group (QSO) recently released a revised memo on...

Getting “big and loud” in Canton and Vermillion

Therapy patients with Parkinson’s disease at the Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center and Sanford Hospital Vermillion are experiencing remarkable results,...

SD Health Executives Group schedules disruptive innovation panel discussion

A free panel discussion on “Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare Delivery” will be hosted by the South Dakota Health Executives...

Study shows reducing opioids not associated with lower patient satisfaction scores

A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 2,500 patients who used high doses of opioids for at least six months...
Avera Health

Avera facilities recognized for improving quality and costs

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton and Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen received special recognition by the Premier...

Slipping through the cracks of American health care

A recent report in the New York Times indicates those with serious mental illness die 15-30 years younger than...

AHA raises awareness of violence through #HAVhope campaign

Today is Hospitals Against Violence day of awareness! Join the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations as we strive...

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