The Latest News From SDAHO

LTC Weekly Update: Week of April 18, 2022

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to announce an exclusive resource for members, our long-term care (LTC) weekly update. Each week, through...

Nationwide Poll on Rural Residents Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Barriers, Needs, and Trusted Resources

The National Rural Health Association (​NRHA) survey shows rural COVID vaccine barriers,  and needs. With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

CMS Issues FY 2023 Proposed Rule for Long-Term Care Hospitals

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule for the long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system for fiscal year 2023....

Project SCOPE: Supporting Children of the Opioid Epidemic

​According to Healthychildren.org, every 15 minutes a child is born with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome or Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.​ Project SCOPE: Supporting Children of...

Moving Forward: SDAHO’s Summer Series for Health Care Leaders

SDAHO and 19 other state hospital associations are joining together this summer to provide a four part series, Moving Forward: A New Focus on...

Cyber Authorities Alert Organizations to Critical Infrastructure Threats

Cybersecurity authorities in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom today urged critical infrastructure organizations to protect against potential malware,...

South Dakota to Receive American Rescue Plan Grant Funding

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is awarding nearly $105 million in...

Careers in Aging Week April 17 – 23, 2022

This week is ​Careers in Aging Week. It is a week to celebrate and promote professions in the field of long-term care. The Gerontological...

CDC Launches Forecasting Center for Public Health Outbreaks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, which will use data modeling and analytics to inform decisions...

SDAHO Post-Acute Partners in Care Annual Conference a Success

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) hosted the 2022 Post-Acute Partners in Care annual conference April 13 & 14 in Sioux Falls....

Jim “The Rookie” Morris Presents to a Packed House at SDAHO Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) saved the best for last this past week during their 21st annual Post-Acute Partners in Care...

Long-Term Care Weekly Update April 11, 2022

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to announce an exclusive resource for members, our long-term care (LTC) weekly update. Each week, through...

Congratulations Katie Folkert for Earning CPHQ Certification

​Congratulations to Katie Folkerts, Clinical Quality Specialist, with Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital for recently securing her Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). The CPHQ is...

Pediatric Sepsis Week ~ April 17-23, 2022

Join Sepsis Alliance for the fourth annual Pediatric Sepsis Week, April 17 – 23. In the U.S., more than 75,000 children develop severe sepsis each...

AHA: Lown Institute Report on Hospital Community Benefits Misses Mark

Responding to the Lown Institute’s latest report on hospital community benefits, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack notes that financial assistance is only one...

Palliative Care ECHO: Free Continuing Education Credits Available

Overcoming the obstacles of distance and locally unavailable expertise can be a challenge. That is where the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Project...

What is a Community Health Worker?

A Community Health Worker (CHW) is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of...

Settlement revenue. You do what you do best. MCAG does, too.

MCAG Recovers Revenue from Class Action Settlements Monitoring settlement opportunities and effectively filing claims is a complex and resource-intensive process. Fortunately, our trusted partner—MCAG—has the...

Governor Noem, DSS Developing Additional Regional Mental Health Crisis Facilities Across State

Governor Kristi Noem and the Department of Social Services (DSS) are working to expand the number of regional behavioral health facilities across the state...

gpTRAC Regional Telehealth Conference

Our friends at the Great Plains Telehealth Resource & Assistance Center (gpTRAC) will be hosting their annual in-person conference, Telehealth Everywhere, May 24-25 at...

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