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SDAHO Attends AHA Annual Membership Meeting

​The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) attended the annual meeting of the American Hospital Association in Washington, DC with several SDAHO members. ...

CMS Announces Changes to Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Process

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced changes to its enforcement process for the hospital price transparency rule. CMS said it will...

SDAHO’s Quality Integration Department Host MBQIP Quality Measures Workshop

​The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) Quality Integration Department recently co-hosted the 2023 MBQIP Quality Measures Workshop, April 19, 2023, at the...

SDAHO Education for the Week of May 1, 2023

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...

Flexible Work Scheduling

This month, SDAHO Enterprises' endorsed business partner, Medical Solutions dives into the benefits of flexible work scheduling. Nursing care teams have felt the strain of workforce...

Giving Life to Final Dreams

​Nearly everyone has heard of Make-a-Wish, the non-profit organization that grants “wishes” to children with critical illnesses. Not as many people are aware of...

SDAHO 2023 Distinguished Service Award Nominations Now Open

Do you know someone deserving of being recognized and celebrated for their exemplary service to health care and accomplishments in advancing the goals and...

Learn What Makes Community Memorial Hospital and Clinics a Great Place to Work

Congratulations to April’s Hometown Healthcare Heroes recipient, Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) and Clinics, in Burke, South Dakota. Mistime Drey, CEO of Community Memorial Hospital...

New AHA Report Finds Financial Challenges Mount for Hospitals & Health Systems Putting Access to Care at Risk

The American Hospital Association (AHA)  released a new report that details the extraordinary financial pressures continuing to affect hospitals and health systems, as well as access...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update April 21, 2023

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update April 21, 2023:  A Resource for Members Each week, through our Unified Voice Newsletter, recipients will receive an overview...

SDAHO’s Rural Health Leaders Conference Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for SDAHO's Rural Health Leaders Conference, June 27-28 at the Drifters Conference Center in Fort Pierre. Conference sessions are designed for...

AHA Advocacy Update: Healthcare Workforce

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has been busy advocating on the healthcare workforce front. This week AHA issued a letter of support for the...

May is National Nurses Month

The impact nurses make on health care is unparalleled. For the past 3 years and counting, American Nurses Association (ANA) has championed a month...

SDAHO Nurse Leadership Program Update

Communication is an important aspect of nursing practice. Effective communication is complete, clear, concise, and timely. SDAHO’s Nurse Leadership program participants have been meeting...

Hospitals and Health Plans Posting Machine-Readable Price Transparency Data

About 84% of hospitals had posted a machine-readable file containing rate information by the end of first-quarter 2023, up from 65% the previous quarter,...

SDAHO Education for the Week of April 24

​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...

New Endorsed Business Partner, AblePay, Hosting Webinar with Becker’s Healthcare and Lehigh Valley Health Network

AblePay Health, a newly Endorsed Business Partner (EBP) with SDAHO Enterprises, is presenting a webinar with Becker’s Healthcare and the Lehigh Valley Health Network....

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2023

Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (April 23 – 29, 2023) is an annual celebration to highlight and show appreciation for laboratory professionals. Lab Week is...

Hometown Healthcare Heroes: Community Memorial Hospital and Clinics Burke, South Dakota

Congratulations to April’s Hometown Healthcare Heroes recipient, Community Memorial Hospital and Clinics, in Burke, South Dakota. To help member facilities with workforce needs, SDAHO launched...

SDAHO 2023 Post-Acute Partners in Care In-Person Conference a Success

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) 2023 Post-Acute Partners in Care in-person conference was held this past week, April 12 & 13,...

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