The Latest News From SDAHO

DOH partners with Regional Health to produce video

Quality News
The South Dakota Department of Health partnered with Regional Health Services to produce an informative video on how to get an accurate blood pressure...

South Dakota legislature wraps up fifth week

State News
The 93rd session of the South Dakota legislature has reached its midway point and is busy with committee meetings and floor sessions to tackle...

CMS issuing new Medicare identification cards

Long Term Care News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will start mailing new Medicare identification cards to beneficiaries starting in April to comply with a...

State legislative session reaches 17-year record for number of bills filed

State News
The 93rd Session of the South Dakota Legislature is midway through its fifth week. When the deadline for bill submissions was reached, there were...

House passes CR; package includes Medicaid DSH and Medicare Extenders

Federal News
The U.S. House of Representatives passed yet another continuing resolution (CR) yesterday that funds the government through March 23. The bill would eliminate $5...

First legislative coffee held in Sioux Falls

State News
The first legislative coffee of the season was held in Sioux Falls on Feb. 2 featuring Rep. Steven Haugaard from District 10, Rep. Larry...

Antipsychotic drugs in SD nursing homes has declined; more work on the horizon

Long Term Care News
Nursing homes in South Dakota have significantly reduced the use of antipsychotic drugs for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients in the last five years, however...

Governor Daugaard to speak at All District Meeting

Member News
The SDAHO All District Meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Gallery DE at the Ramkota Hotel...

Slaba accepts Rural Hospital Leadership Award

Member News
On Monday Bryan Slaba, CEO of Wagner Community Memorial Hospital Avera, accepted the 2017 Rural Hospital Leadership Award for his accomplishments with social determinants....

SDAHO, AHA offer trustee resources

Member News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released the winter issue of Trustee Insights, a multimedia resource for CEOs and trustees. The information provided covers...

SD Legislature moves into high gear

State News
It is full speed ahead at the South Dakota legislature. As of this morning, 529 bills have been introduced. The Council on Public Policy...

Sen. Rounds and Thune support IV solution letter to FDA

Advocacy
South Dakota Sen. Rounds and Sen. Thune have joined dozens of colleagues in signing a letter to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) asking...

Call for entries for Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service

Quality News
Applications are being accepted through April 6 for the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, an honor awarded to hospitals that...

Flu is widespread nationwide, claims lives of 37 children

State News
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has classified the flu as “widespread” in all but one state - Hawaii - however, it has remained...

Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model Open for Voluntary Participation

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced the creation of a new voluntary advanced alternative payment model called Bundled...

SD hospitals excel in implementing Person & Family Engagement metrics

Quality News
As of November 2017, 50 percent of South Dakota Compass Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) hospitals are meeting four or more of the five...

Building campaign for Eureka hospital surpasses goal

Member News
The town of Eureka raised more than $2 million in six months for the construction of a new hospital, surpassing their original goal by...

Regional Health Sturgis Hospital set to move into $10 million expansion

Member News
The Regional Health Sturgis Hospital is getting prepared to move into their new 20,000 square-foot addition later this month. The $10 million project started...

Funding for Medicare rural extenders package remains high priority

Federal News
With a Feb. 8 funding deadline approaching, Congress needs to address several items of unfinished business, namely the expiring Medi­care rural ambulance and home...

SD Legislature moves into high gear; opposition to SB 87 strengthens

State News
It is full speed ahead at the South Dakota legislature. As of this morning, 445  bills have been introduced.  The Council on Public Policy...
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