Cybersecurity resources and education available for hospitals
The National Rural Health Resource Center has released the Cybersecurity Toolkit for Rural Hospitals and Clinics. The toolkit is a free online resource to...
DOH partners with Regional Health to produce video
The South Dakota Department of Health partnered with Regional Health Services to produce an informative video on how to get an accurate blood pressure...
Call for entries for Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service
Applications are being accepted through April 6 for the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, an honor awarded to hospitals that...
SD hospitals excel in implementing Person & Family Engagement metrics
As of November 2017, 50 percent of South Dakota Compass Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) hospitals are meeting four or more of the five...
CDC launches new “Be Antibiotic Aware” campaign
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released a new campaign called “Be Antibiotic Aware” that includes new educational and promotional materials about appropriate...
FDA extends expiration dates for IV solutions
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced it has extended the expiration dates on some IV solutions manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. This...
Telemedicine expedites emergency care in rural hospitals
A University of Iowa study found that utilizing telemedicine in emergency departments (ED) improved the time patients were seen in rural hospitals by six...
FDA commissioner shares update on shortage of IV fluids
In a statement released yesterday, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, MD, shared an encouraging update related to the ongoing...
MedPAC proposes replacing MIPS with new program
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is recommending to replace the current Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS) with a new Voluntary Value Program (VVP) citing...
AHA offers Hospitals Against Violence webinar
The American Hospital Association (AHA) will hold a Hospitals Against Violence (#HAV): Partnering With Law Enforcement webinar on Jan. 10 at 12:00 p.m. The...
