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SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update June 30, 2023

Each week, through our Unified Voice Newsletter, recipients will receive an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story...

CMS Announces New Details of Plan to Cover New Alzheimer’s Drugs

CMS announces new details of plan to cover new Alzheimer’s drugs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing new details about...

HHS Announces Nearly $9 Million to Increase the Number of Substance Use Disorder Clinicians in Underserved Communities

​In a recent press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) nearly...

Quality Corner: ED Tool Kit Collaboration

The SDAHO Quality Team in partnership with the SD Department of Health has been collaborating on an ED Tool Kit project to assist healthcare...

Annual Rural Health Leaders Conference Focuses on Healthcare Challenges in SD

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) hosted its annual Rural Health Leaders Conference in Ft. Pierre, June 27-28. This in-person event was...

Suicide Prevention: Addressing Self-Stigma to Elicit Help

From the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS). Most people with mental illness face stigmas at some point. Stigmas can occur when people harbor...

SDAHO Education for the Week of July 3

​​Register for SDAHO Education to earn continuing education credits and grow in your professional development. SDAHO members will receive all virtual education for no additional...

SDAHO Welcomes Rise-Up Intern Sanjana Murthy

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to introduce one of two summer interns for the summer of 2023. Sanjana Murthy...

DOH Awards Grant Funds to Combat West Nile Virus

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce that nearly 200 cities, counties, and tribes across South Dakota will collectively receive...

Consider a Healthcare Career in Sturgis, South Dakota. A Small Town with Big Town Opportunities

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations continues to celebrate Monument Health Sturgis for being selected as a Hometown Healthcare Hero. This unique health care...

South Dakota Board of Regents Expands Nursing Education at Northern State University

The South Dakota Board of Regents authorized the expansion of nursing education in northeast South Dakota to help address the critical shortage of healthcare...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update June 23, 2023

Each week, through our Unified Voice Newsletter, recipients will receive an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story...

Statewide Nursing Partnership to Grow Student Opportunities

The South Dakota Board of Regents has given the green light for a plan to make it easier for nurses to continue their education...

SDAHO Welcomes Rise-Up Intern Thomas Ebrahem

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to introduce one of two summer interns for the summer of 2023. Thomas Ebrahem...

Healthcare Talent Ecosystem

In a recent article in Modern Healthcare, Medical Solutions’ CEO Craig Meier discusses the future of healthcare staffing – what exactly is a healthcare...

Winner Regional Health Welcomes New CEO

​The Winner Regional Health Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Brian Williams, RHCEOC, has been named the new Chief Executive Officer. Beginning June 20th,...

HHS Alerts Health Sector to New Ransomware Threat

The Department of Health and Human Services alerted the health sector to a recent ransomware attack on a U.S. cancer center that reduced cancer...

Patient Length of Stay Requirement Resumed for Critical Access Hospitals

​​During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services waived the annual average 96-hour patient length-of-stay requirement for critical access...

Monument Health Sturgis Hospital and Clinic: SDAHO’s Next Hometown Healthcare Hero Member Facility

Congratulations to this month’s SDAHO Hometown Healthcare Heroes recipient, Monument Health Sturgis Hospital and Clinic located in Sturgis, South Dakota. To help member facilities with...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update June 16, 2023:  A Resource for Members

  Each week, through our Unified Voice Newsletter, recipients will receive an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story...

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