Rural Initiatives: Looking Back
It has been one year since SDAHO’s Quality Department was rebranded as Rural Health Initiatives, a strategic shift that reflects the growing and diverse...
Rural Initiatives: New Scholarships Can Help Recruit Future Rural Healthcare Workers
A new scholarship opportunity aimed at strengthening South Dakota’s rural healthcare
workforce is now open for applicants. Horizon Health recently announced the Horizon/Build
Dakota Scholarships for...
2026 MBQIP Workshop: Supporting You, Strengthening Outcomes
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) Rural Health Initiatives department is excited to host a Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Workshop.
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Rural Initiatives: Emergency Department Transfer Communication Focus series launches
On November 20, 2025, a 4-part series on Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) launched under the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) Rural...
Rural Initiatives: Breaking Down Stigma: SDAHO brings powerful conversations on Opioid Use Disorder to...
Across South Dakota, health care professionals are hearing a powerful message about substance use disorder, stigma, and the importance of compassionate care. South Dakota...
SDAHO Celebrates National Healthcare Quality Week: Oct. 19-25, 2025
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is celebrating National Healthcare Quality Week, October 19-25, 2025, by lifting all of our amazing health...
Statewide Opioid Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis Underway
The South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health, in partnership with the University of South Dakota (USD) School of Health Sciences...
SDAHO’s Jury participates in 2025 APIC South Dakota Annual Conference
Earlier this month, the 2025 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) South Dakota Annual Education Conference was held October 2–3 at...
Rural Initiatives: Rural Health Transformation Program
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act established a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen care delivery and sustainability in rural communities. All...
Rural Initiatives: AI, automation & robotics in health care roles
Across the country, hospitals are beginning to lean on robotics and automation to ease the workload on clinical staff. Robots like Moxi are being...
