ACS changes guidelines for colorectal cancer screening
The American Cancer Society (ACS) on May 30 released a new colorectal cancer screening guideline, which was published in...
South Dakota hospitals making great strides in quality improvement
Tom Evans, MD, from the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) joined the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations Board of...
Humana launches value-based hospital compensation plan
Humana has launched a national, value-based care incentive program that provides compensation dependent on quality improvement and performance. The...
Sepsis prevention is focus of World Hand Hygiene Day
On May 5, World Hand Hygiene Day, the focus is on the prevention of sepsis in health care.
Health care-associated...
Cyber threat to health care sector announced
A new cyber attack group known as Orangeworm has been observed installing malicious software via a custom backdoor within...
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 28
The 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement...
AHA shares new resource on ICD-10-CM coding for social determinants of health
The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently released a new resource that hospitals and health systems can use to educate...
Hospitals show improvement in Patient & Family Engagement
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations has 42 South Dakota hospitals participating in the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC)...
“Healthy” is much more than “health care”
In a fast paced world, full of increasing information overload, many people find it difficult to find the time...
Surgeon general issues health advisory
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued a health advisory, the first to come out in the last 10 years,...
