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BCBH Master Fellow Opportunity

Every day, millions of people with chronic diseases struggle to manage their symptoms. The suite of Stanford University developed Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME)...

April 12 National Donate Life Blue and Green Day

Friday the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization (SDAHO) is participating in the National Blue and Green Day as part of Donate Life...

New Website provides resources for Social workers

Building a strong community takes effort from each constituent. But it always begins with a single individual – and South Dakota’s social workers play...

Driver’s Education

By Alex Strauss  MED Magazine There are few more passionate and outspoken fans of Dakota Lions Sight & Health than Alan Berdahl. Not only...

Innovation is Key Focus at SDAHO Post-Acute Care Conference April 24-25

The nursing home crisis in South Dakota was a hot topic in Pierre this year due to recent nursing home closures, low Medicaid...

SDAHO member facilities named in Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals

Each year the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recognizes the top 20 Rural Communities Hospitals (RCH) from a list of the Top 100 RCHs...

Provider Rehabilitates Paper-Based Accounts Payable

Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes can spend hours every week sorting mail, tracking down invoices across multiple locations, and printing checks to their vendors....

Resources for Healthcare Disaster Preparedness and Response

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the ​Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) and National...

State releases the Comprehensive Annual Financial Statement for 6/30/2018

The State of South Dakota issued their Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) on Friday March 29. There were a couple items to note...

Tobacco Control Program’s Community/School Partnership grant

The South Dakota Tobacco Control Program announced ​the Community/School Partnership grant application is open. The Community/School Partnership Grant links school and community tobacco prevention...

Former Governor of Wisconsin, Martin J. Schreiber, to Speak at the SDAHO Post-Acute Care Conference

More than two years ago former Wisconsin Governor, Martin J. Schreiber, began a campaign unlike anything he experienced while in office. Rather than seeking...

Billing Edits for OPPS Providers with Multiple Service Locations Delayed

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has postponed billing edits for outpatient providers with multiple service locations — scheduled to start in April —...

CMS Memo Updates State Operations Manual for Emergency Preparedness

A few weeks ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Quality, Safety, and Oversight Group (QSO) issued a Memo to State Survey Agencies...

LeadingAge April Newsletter

LeadingAge, the national post-acute care partner for SDAHO, has issued their April 2019 newsletter. Members of LeadingAge should make note of the 2019 member...

SD DSS Releases RFP for Primary Prenatal Care Innovation Grants

The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) released RFP #1661, the Primary Prenatal Care Innovation Grants. During the 2019 legislative session, $1 million...

CMS Issues Factsheets for 2019 Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued factsheets on changes to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for calendar year 2019, and the new performance-based scoring...

SD DSS Releases Memorandum on Provider Inflationary Increases

South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) releases memorandum on provider inflationary increases. Senate Bill 191, the General Appropriations Act, provides the following increases...

Senator Thune reintroduces Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) applauds Senator Thune for continuing to fight for access to quality health care in South Dakota...

Statewide radio system upgrade will be necessary before 2023

The State of South Dakota implemented a digital public safety radio network in 2003 to address shortcomings with previous state-operated communication systems. Natural disasters...

The last legislative day – VETO Day!

The 2019 Session comes to an end Friday March 29 with the last legislative day (veto day). The Governor has signed all of the...

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