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2021 PAC Campaign has Good Start

Member News
Last month SDAHO’s Political Action Committee (PAC) kicked off the fundraising campaign for 2021. After last year's abbreviated campaign due to Covid, this year...

AHA Provides Members with Tools and Resources to Navigate Current Blood Supply Shortage

Member News
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated mitigation efforts established to slow the spread of the virus have resulted in significant decreases in the nation’s...

CMS Issues New Visitation Guidance for Hospitals

Covid-19
​On June 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance on visitation for patients testing negative for COVID-19. Because hospital patients...

SD-DOH Confirms Detection of the Delta Coronavirus Variant in South Dakota

Covid-19
The South Dakota Department of Health (SD-DOH) can confirm that the B.1.617.2 variant (the ‘Delta variant”) of COVID-19 has been detected in South Dakota....

Complying with New Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

Education News
​Have you received Provider Relief Funds? Providers will have 90 days, beginning July 1, 2021, to report on funds they received in the first...

Healthcare Reforms Take Effect on July 1

State News
Today, several healthcare reforms promoted by Governor Kristi Noem will take effect in South Dakota. July 1 marks the start of the 2022 fiscal...

Sanford Health awarded $1.8 million grant from NIH

Member News
​Sanford Health researcher, Kamesh Surendran, Ph.D., and his lab at Sanford Research, were recently awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of...

Transforming Care through Age-Friendly Health Systems

Education News
By 2050, it is estimated that those over the age of 65 will make up 39% of the population in the United States. Given...

OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

Covid-19
Join SDAHO on July 12, 2021 at 12pm CST, as John Olaechea, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Compliance Assistance Specialist, discusses the emergency temporary...

Statement Released by Nation’s Public Health Leaders on Covid-19 Vaccine

Covid-19
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held their tri-annual meeting on June 23-25 to...

Healthcare Hero Highlight: Heather Messer

Healthcare Hero
Healthcare in rural America can look very different than what we see in an urban community. Often healthcare professionals in small communities wear more...

SDAHO Welcomes Yasmine Kayali, 2021 Summer Intern

Member News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to welcome Yasmine Kayali as one of two 2021 Summer interns. Yasmine is part of...

SDAHO Welcomes Emma Sihler, 2021 Summer Intern

Member News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to welcome Emma Sihler as one of two 2021 Summer interns.  Emma is part of...

DSS Changes to Medicaid State Plan and Updated Medicaid Fee Schedule

State News
The Department of Social Services (DSS) intends to make changes to the South Dakota Medicaid State Plan in response to inflationary rate increases as...

West River Nursing Programs Begin Transition

Education News
Plans are underway to transition bachelor-level nursing education programs in western South Dakota from two universities to one. The recommendation comes from a state...

LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice Community Event Recording

Long Term Care News
If you missed last month's LeadingAge Home Health and Hospice event, a recording of the webinar is now available to view online. It's an opportunity to still...

Elder Abuse Awareness Day and the State’s Preventative Measures

State News
Last week Governor Noem proclaimed South Dakota will now take part in recognizing June 15 as Elder Abuse Awareness Day (EAAD). World EAAD began...

HHS Awards Workforce Grants for Vaccinations in Underserved Communities

Federal News
On June 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $125 million to 14 organizations supporting underserved areas. The grants will...

​Medical Cannabis Program Website and Town Hall Opportunities for South Dakota

State News
Medical cannabis will be legal in South Dakota on July 1, 2021. To provide information on the program and answer resident questions, the South...

HRSA COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement for the Uninsured Program Pays over 5 Million Claims

Covid-19
On June 17, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that their COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing, Treatment,...
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