ODPHP updates targets for health care-associated infections within acute care hospitals
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) has announced updated 2020 targets for the reduction of health...
Infographic, video offers breast cancer screening guidelines
The Breast Cancer Task Force has created a targeted breast cancer campaign to remind providers to have conversations about...
Helmsley trust announces CT Scanner initiative
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has launched a rural health care competitive funding opportunity to...
SDAHO seeks Improvement Advisor – RN
The South Dakota Association of Health Care Organizations (SDAHO) is seeking an Improvement Advisor – RN. The position, reporting...
Great Plains QIN offering webinar series
The Great Plains Quality Information Network Care Coordination Team is offering a webinar series to help organizations build capacity...
CHAD bringing IHI to Rapid City for two days of training
The Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) is bringing the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to Rapid City...
South Dakota sees improvement in patient safety and quality
Through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 Partnership for Patients (PfP) initiative, providers...
HEN 2.0 ends with success
The Partnership for Patients (PfP) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 2.0 project ended on September 23, 2016, with a number...
Emergency preparedness final rule intended to increase patient safety
On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the long-awaited final rule on...
CDC: Two quarters of CDI data calculated with incorrect risk-adjustment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that...
