SDAHO participates in first EMS Interim Study Committee meeting
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) interim study committee held their first meeting on June 30. The committee is tasked with examining the provision of...
First West Nile detection of season in Minnehaha County
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the season's first West Nile virus (WNV)-positive mosquito pools in Minnehaha County....
SDAHO to remove South Dakota Charge Compare Website effective July 1, 2025
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) will officially remove the South Dakota Charge Compare website on July 1, 2025.
This online tool, developed...
South Dakota Department of Health launches vaccination clinics following new Measles cases
PIERRE, S.D. – In response to newly confirmed cases of measles in South Dakota, the Department of Health (DOH) is expanding access to the...
SDAHO Offers Comments on South Dakota Medicaid Work Requirement 1115 Waiver
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) recently submitted written comments to the South Dakota Department of Social Services regarding the proposed Section...
CMS expands tribal health care access by approving Medicaid state plan amendments: South Dakota...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 13Â announced it approved state plan amendments (SPA) to expand Medicaid access to care for tribal communities...
Upcoming DSS Medicaid meeting on CAH reimbursement methodology updates
South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) – Medicaid will be holding an upcoming meeting to discuss the new reimbursement methodology for Critical Access...
Department of Health Reports First Measles Case in South Dakota
The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first measles case of 2025. The case involves an adult resident of Meade County...
Improving Cardiac Arrest Survival in South Dakota
Each year, about 350,000 people in the U.S. experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and tragically, 90% do not survive. Despite decades of effort, survival rates...
South Dakota Medicaid launches new educational series
South Dakota Medicaid is excited to announce the launch of a new educational series for providers called SD Medicaid Insights. This series is designed...
