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Medicaid Unwinding to Begin April 1, 2023

Due to the COVID-19 federal public health emergency, federal regulations prohibited Medicaid from closing for persons who were found ineligible. Effective April 1, 2023,...

SDCF Beyond the Idea Grant Program

The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF), in partnership with the Bush Foundation, will begin accepting applications for the Beyond Idea Grant (BIG) program March...

SDAHO Education for the Week of March 6

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

Rep. Dusty Johnson Makes Special Appearance at SDAHO’s All-District Meeting

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) hosted an all-district meeting for member CEOs and administrators on Tuesday, February 21. Due to challenging...

Small Communities are the Best for Raising Families. Learn more about Career Opportunities with Bowdle Healthcare Center in Bowdle, South Dakota

​The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to continue to celebrate Bowdle Healthcare Center for being February’s Hometown Healthcare Hero recipient. To help...

Congress Must Act: Staffing Ratios for Nursing Homes Must be Realistic

As part of the Biden Administration’s nursing home care initiative, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is poised to issue a rule...

Alex Spanko to Speak at SDAHO 2023 Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference

Alex Spanko has served as the director of communications and marketing for the Center for Innovation (CFI), the non-profit parent of The Green House...

Legislative Update Week 7

This past week marked week 7 of the South Dakota legislative session. There were a few measures SDAHO testified on this past week worth...

SDAHO Education for the Week of February 27

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

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update February 24, 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...

Trustee Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2023 Now Available

The Trustee Quarterly newsletter for Winter 2023 is available, with the theme focusing on the leveraging opportunity and building resilience. Hospitals and health systems across...

2023 Spring Symposium SD AAHAM & SD HFMA Co-Conference

The Spring Symposium Co-Conference between SD AAHAM and SD HFMA will be held on March 22-23, 2023, at the Holiday Inn Centre in downtown...

OCR: HIPAA Breaches Down, Compliance Complaints Up in 2021

HIPAA-covered entities reported 609 breaches of unsecured protected health information in calendar year 2021, 7% fewer than in 2020, the Department of Health and...

IHI offers FREE Action Community to Develop Age-Friendly Health Systems

In March, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Age-Friendly Health Systems movement will be launching an Action Community for Health Professional teams that are...

SDAHO Legislative Update Week 6

We are halfway through the 2023 South Dakota Legislative session, with week 6 now wrapped up. A variety of healthcare related bills continue to...

Hometown Healthcare Heroes: Living, Loving, and Working in Bowdle

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to continue to celebrate Bowdle Healthcare Center for being February’s Hometown Healthcare Hero recipient. To help...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update February 17, 2023

Each week we provide our members an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct...

Meet Team SDAHO: Michelle Hofer, Clinical Improvement Consultant

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) serves members across the state of South Dakota, offering education, advocacy, networking, and quality integration. Today...

Today is National Caregivers Day

National Caregivers Day is observed on the third Friday in February — February 17 this year. The day honors individuals who selflessly provide personal...

Changes to Prescribing Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Effectively immediately, the federal requirement to have a waiver (DATA X-waiver/Notice of Intent) to prescribe medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD),...

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