The Latest News From SDAHO

National Nurses Week is May 6-12

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Join SDAHO, American Nurses Association (ANA) and many other organizations across the U.S. in thanking nurses and promoting National Nurses Week, May 6-12. This...

Cole named administrator at HSC

Member News
Ken Cole of Boulder, Colorado has been selected as the new administrator of the Human Services Center in Yankton. Cole will begin his duties...

Humana, private equity firms to buy hospice provider

Long Term Care News
Insurance giant Humana and two private equity firms - TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe - have agreed to acquire privately held...

Summer studies discussed at legislative executive committee meeting

State News
The South Dakota Legislative Executive Committee met earlier this week to continue its discussion of two summer studies. The studies, which are connected to...

Senate advances opioid legislation

Federal News
This week U.S. Senate and House committees are moving forward on legislation to address the nation’s opioid crisis. The Senate Health, Labor, Education and...

Health care leaders to meet with SD Congressional delegation

Member News
Representatives from the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) will be traveling to Washington, D.C. in early May to advocate for a myriad...

CMS proposes changes to empower patients and reduce administrative burden

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to empower patients through better access to hospital price information, improve patients’ access to...

Hospitals can apply for FY 2019 EHR hardship exception

Federal News
Inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that did not achieve meaningful use of electronic health records (EHR) under the...

Cyber threat to health care sector announced

Quality News
A new cyber attack group known as Orangeworm has been observed installing malicious software via a custom backdoor within large international corporations that operate...

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 28

Quality News
The 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement agencies, is April 28 from...

HHS releases second installment of grant awards for opioid crisis

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released late last week $485 million in grant money to continue the fight against opioids. The...

Farm Bill moves through House Ag Committee

Federal News
The House Agriculture Committee yesterday passed out of committee the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R.2), critical legislation to address the economic challenges...

Medical marijuana initiative goes up in smoke

State News
A petition submitted for an initiated measure to legalize medical marijuana in South Dakota was rejected by Secretary of State Shantel Krebs on Monday. An...

SDAHO supports Blue & Green Day

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The staff at the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations donned blue and green attire in support of Donate Life America’s annual Blue &...

National Hospital Week to be celebrated May 6-12

Uncategorized
Each year in May the nation celebrates National Hospital Week and in 2018 the designated week is May 6-12. National Hospital Week is a...

CMS hosts quality measures webinar series

Education News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be holding the first of a two-part webinar series, covering an introduction to quality measures, measure...

TJC, AHA shine spotlight on violence in hospitals

Federal News
Earlier this week The Joint Commission (TJC), an independent organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations and programs in the U.S., released Sentinel...

HFMA to hold Women’s Event on May 17

Member News
The South Dakota chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) will hold their first ever Women’s Event on May 17 from 10 a.m....

Changes to “defense within limits” provisions for professional liability insurance

SDAHO Enterprises
LMC Insurance & Risk Management, a South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) Enterprises insurance services provider, alerted SDAHO regarding Bulletin 18-01 issued by...

AHA National Health Care Governance Survey sent to hospitals

Member News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has launched its 2018 National Health Care Governance Survey, which will benchmark board structures, practices and culture and highlight...
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