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CAPC’s 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) recently released the 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard which rates each state’s capacity to deliver high-quality care to...

SDAHO Welcomes Rachelle Daniels as Executive Assistant

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations welcomes Rachelle Daniels to the team as the Executive Assistant to the President/CEO. In this role Daniels...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update December 13, 2024: A resource for members

Each week we provide an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct link to...

SDAHO’s Past Board President Jason Merkley Featured on National Podcast: Rural Health Rising

South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization’s Past Board Chair, Jason Merkley took part in a national podcast titled, Rural Health Rising produced by Hillsdale...

Join Us at SDAHO’s 2025 Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference – Registration Open!

Registration is open for SDAHO’s 2025 Post Acute Partners in Care Conference, designed specifically for long-term care providers. This year’s conference titled, Embracing the...

SDAHO Welcomes Kiara Lane as Member Relations Coordinator

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations welcomes Kiara Lane as Member Relations Coordinator. In this role Lane works closely with the Association’s Education...

Time is running out to register for SDAHO’s 2025 Nurse Leadership Program

The nurse leadership program is available to current and emerging nurse leaders within hospitals and post-acute care (nursing home, assisted living, home health and hospice) settings....

Rural Hospital Stabilization Program now available

The new Rural Hospital Stabilization Program (RHSP), funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and administered by the National Rural Health...

Grant Spotlight: December 2024

Have you been wondering if your organization is ready to apply for grants? What does it mean to be “grant ready”? It’s important that...

New HIPAA Requirements Effective Dec. 23, 2024

New regulations regarding the disclosure of health records, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), will...

FDA says shortage of empty IV bags expected to last through March

On December 4, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced empty IV bags have been added to the FDA's Medical Device Shortages List. The agency...

SDAHO Associate Member Spotlight: meet McGough – expert partners building the future

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to introduce our Associate Member spotlight article featuring McGough Construction. Our associate members are a...

Agencies release guidance on hardening network devices in response to cyber espionage campaign by hackers linked to Chinese government

New guidance released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency and FBI informs health care and other critical infrastructure industries on...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update December 6, 2024: A resource for members

Each week we provide an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct link to...

The role of intentional leadership in defining and modeling organizational culture

In a recent episode of Staffing Unplugged, Rich Thompson, Chief Human Resources Officer at Medical Solutions, highlighted how intentional leadership in defining and modeling...

SDAHO’s Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference to host first annual Awards Celebration: submit your nominations today

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to announce our first annual Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference Award Celebration. This year’s conference...

Upcoming NHSN Trainings for Long-Term Care: Updated Reporting Requirements

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) will be hosting two webinars on December 11 and January 7 to review important updates to reporting requirements...

Funding Available to Implement Cancer Prevention and Control Efforts

The South Dakota Department of Health's Cancer Programs are pleased to announce the release of the Implementation Grant Request for Applications (RFA). The programs...

Ready? Set? Test! CLIA waived testing booklet recently updated

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated their Ready? Set? Test! booklet. This booklet is a great resource for Clinical...

Governor Noem delivers budget address for FY 2026: What does it mean for healthcare?

Governor Kristi Noem delivered her budget recommendations to a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature for fiscal year 2026. Governor Noem reminding those...

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