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Healthy Communities and the Role Hospital Play: A Message from AHA President & CEO, Rick Pollack

President and CEO of the American Hospital Association recently provided a message to members on the importance of healthy communities and the role hospitals...

Fall 2022 Trustee Quarterly Newsletter Now Available

The Trustee Quarterly newsletter for Fall 2022 is now available, with the theme focusing on a safe work environment and preventing violence against healthcare...

South Dakotans say Yes to Medicaid Expansion

South Dakotans Decide Healthcare, a broad coalition of patient advocates, nurses, healthcare providers, farmers and ranchers, faith leaders, educators, business leaders and more, are...

Research Participants Needed for Important Grief Study

The Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is a non-profit organization that educates the public and health care professionals about death, dying and grief.  To...

South Dakota Palliative Care Grant Spotlight: Upper Midwest Palliative Care Network

Avera Sacred Heart was awarded a Rural Health Network Development grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish the Upper Midwest...

How to Make the Most of Your Nursing Career: Making Sense of the Many Paths to Success and Contentment

​​A free on-demand webinar is sponsored by American Nurses Association (ANA). Your nursing license creates extraordinary opportunities for personal and professional growth. The key to a long...

Home Health Regulatory Updates for 2023 (OASIS E, Value Based Purchasing & More)

​​​With the implementation of OASIS-E set for January 1 of 2023, home health providers need to be prepared for one of the biggest industry...

Developing the Leader Mindset: How to Break Down Self-Imposed Obstacles so You Can Grow as a Nurse Leader

A free on-demand webinar sponsored by American Nurses Association (ANA). As you move along your journey as an up and coming nurse leader, some of your challenges...

Why Choosing the Right Workforce Partner Matters

​Curious about what makes the right workforce partner? Or what matters most in a healthcare staffing solution? Then grab your ear buds and take...

Hometown Healthcare Heroes: Brookings Health System

Congratulations to this month’s Hometown Healthcare Heroes recipient, Brookings Health System in Brookings, South Dakota. To help member facilities with workforce needs, SDAHO launched the...

CMS Updates: Medicare Enrollment and Coverage Changes, CY 2023 Final Rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule updating Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules to strengthen coverage and ease enrollment, as required...

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

National Hospice and Palliative Care Month is a time to not only recognize the healthcare professionals and volunteers who work in these fields, but...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update November 4, 2022

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...

Telehealth in EMS for Rural South Dakota

During the 2022 Legislative session, Governor Noem and the SD Legislature approved three funding initiatives that will infuse up to $20 million into Emergency...

Quality Corner: Healthcare Quality Week and Infection Prevention Week

This month’s Quality Corner article is dedicated to recognizing the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) Healthcare Quality Week that was held October 16-22....

USD Nursing Receives $1 Million HRSA Grant to Grow South Dakota Nursing Workforce

The University of South Dakota (USD) announced they will receive $1 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to increase the...

Register for Upcoming Regulatory Webinars

​SDAHO is offering several regulatory webinars to help healthcare leaders and staff stay up to date about the latest state and federal regulations, rules...

CMS Approves HCPCS Codes for Chaplains

According to a regulatory alert released by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), CMS has approved Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)...

Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Open Enrollment Runs Nov 1 – Jan 15

The South Dakota Division of Insurance reminds consumers the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period for 2023 coverage runs from Nov. 1, 2022,...

LifeSource Helping Save Lives through Organ Donation

​LifeSource is on the front lines of organ donations, as committed first responders who specialize in the process of organ donation. They see transplants...

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