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SDAHO Enterprises endorsed business partner – Pre-Check

Pre-Check is the healthcare industry’s premier background screening firm. Pre-Check’s healthcare talent screening services include employment background checks, occupational health and drug testing, Office of Inspector...

NHPCO National Data Survey

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) National Data Survey (NDS) opened on May 27, 2019 and will be open for 8 weeks....

Nursing Home Compliance Prep for Phase 3

In November 2019, surveyors will begin reviewing and enforcing Phase 3 of the new Requirements of Participation relating to compliance and ethics ...

Avoid Opioid Initiative

Is your organization aware of the Opioid Abuse grant work occurring within South Dakota? The South Dakota Department of Health, South Dakota Department of...

#HAVhope Friday

​The American Hospital Association (AHA) and its members are gearing up for the third annual Hospitals Against Violence Hope National Day of Awareness on...

Staff Continuity in Post-Acute Care

At FocusOne Solutions, we have daily conversations with our partners about the staffing struggles they run into within their communities. For some, it is the struggle...

Check Your Inboxes for LeadingAge National’s Member Survey

On June 6, check your inboxes for LeadingAge National's member survey! Member organizations will receive one survey for each of their settings and home...

CMS Open Door Forum: Developing a Hospice Tool – Status Update

Join the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conference Call on Wednesday, June 12th at 1pm CST for a special Open Door Forum...

GOAC Receives Status on SD DSS MMIS

On Thursday, May 23, at the request of the Government, Operations, and Audit Committee (GOAC), the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) presented...

KEPRO BFCC-QIO Changes

KEPRO has been the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) in South Dakota for the past five years and was recently awarded a...

Cardiovascular Collaborative Working to Improve Quality of Life for South Dakotans

Is your organization or facility working on Heart Disease and Stroke? Did you know that South Dakota has a Cardiovascular Collaborative? The Cardiovascular Collaborative...

MDS Nurse, Coders and Directors of Nursing Encouraged to Attend ICD-10/PDPM training on June 11th

On J​une 11th at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Sioux Falls, SD, Colleen Toebe from Pathway Health will be conducting a 1-day training...

Nursing Home Innovation Grant Deadline is June 3, 2019

The South Dakota Department of Human Services released the $5 million nursing home innovation grant application on April 29, 2019. Grants are...

Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Awards

Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ recognizes hospitals that provide an overall outstanding patient experience, delivering a positive experience for patients during their hospital stay, as reported...

SD DSS Corrective Action Plan Presented to GOAC

SD DSS reported to the Government, Operations, and Audit Committee (GOAC) on Thursday May 23. Laurie Mikkonen, Finance Officer presented a Corrective Action Plan due to the...

AHA Webinar on Draft Guidance

As a follow to a previous SDAHO story​ regarding CMS's issued draft guidance regarding co-location or space-sharing arrangements between hospitals and other providers.  The AHA will be...

More Than 300 Members of Congress Sign Bipartisan Letter Urging Delay of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Cuts

A total of 302 members, including Rep. Dusty Johnson ​of Congress signed on to a bipartisan House letter urging Congress to delay cuts to...

Mobile Mammography’s Efforts in Rural Communities

An assessment of mobile mammography availability in SD was completed in 2018. A report gives a summary of the findings from that assessment. In...

Spring 2019 Workers Compensation Conference

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) Enterprises, in partnership with United Heartland, hosted the Spring Healthcare Conference on Workers’ Compensation on May 21 in...

Medscape’s Best Places to Practice Medicine List

Medscape's annual list of the best places to practice medicine in the United States focused on places "whe​re physicians can thrive" at work and in...

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