The Latest News From SDAHO

Vaping Law Effect July 1st

On July 1, the use of e-cigarettes or other vaping products will become illegal in almost all South Dakota workplaces and public buildings, including...

Mental Health Task Force Add Dates to the July Calendar

The South Dakota Legislature was active during this last legislative session working to resolve issues related to health care. The summer interim studies are...

Gov. Noem Appoints Laurie Gill as Secretary of Department of Social Services

Governor Kristi Noem announced that Laurie Gill will serve as Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS). She will begin serving...

South Dakota HPV Vaccination Resources

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common virus; about one in four people are currently infected in the United States. â€‹From 2001 to 2014, 4,719...

Controlled Substance Online Registration Starting July 1, 2019

The South Dakota Department of Health recently announced beginning on July 1, 2019, all new Controlled Substance Registry applications and renewal registrations, verifications, and...

Statement on Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency

From Rick Pollack, President and CEO of the American Hospital Association. The AHA appreciates the Administration’s efforts to promote health care transparency on price and...

Kids Count Report Highlights Children’s Health

South Dakota is now home to 15,403 more children than in 1990, part of the rapid growth in the Midwest region. With this...

Radio Network Operating System

Radio Network Operating System also known as Project 25 (P25) was developed in 1989 in a coordinated effort by six national communications associations...

SDAHO COARE Project

SDAHO has embarked on a journey with a State-funded grant project titled Community Opioid Abuse Response Effort (COARE). The aim of COARE is to...

Mental Health Task Forces Start to Meet in July

The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature made the final member appointments at its June 10 meeting. Sixty legislators and non-legislators have been appointed to...

South Dakota’s Health Ranking

The Commonwealth Fund​ recently released its 2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance, which ranks all 50 states on key measures of health. Researchers looked at 2017 data from...

Senate Health Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Health Care Costs

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2019 Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today introduced S.1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of...

DOH Office of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification Newsletter

The June 2019 edition of the Partnership News and Best Practice Newsletter from the South Dakota Department of Health, Office of Health Care Facilities...

Workplace Violence eLearning Training – TEAM

HSS Inc. is a recognized leader in healthcare safety and security as well as an Endorsed Business Partner of SDAHO Enterprises. HSS recently released a new...

SD DOH Office of Child and Family Services Survey

The South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH) Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) is asking interested parties to help gather information about the health...

CMS to Hold National Provider Calls on Co-location and Ligature Risk in Hospitals

CMS will hold a National Provider Calls on the draft guidance ligature risk in hospitals on Thursday, June 20 at 1 p.m. (CST). CMS revised...

Invest in your Physicians to Reduce the Burnout Epidemic

The physician burnout epidemic is real. Burnout is a long-term stress reaction marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and the lack of sense of personal accomplishment. In...

Providers with Multiple Service Locations Urged to Ensure Claims Data Exactly Match Enrollment Information

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will activate billing claims edits for outpatient providers with multiple service locations in July. Once CMS...

Covington Care & Rehabilitation Center to Close this Summer

Covington Care and Rehabilitation Center, in Sioux Falls plans to relocate 62 residents prior to their anticipated closure date, August 1. Here is the full statement about...

CMS Seeks Additional Input on Reducing Administrative Burden

This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)​ requested new and innovative ideas for reducing administrative burdens for health care providers and...

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