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Sepsis Alliance Offers Educational Opportunities for Healthcare Professionals

Quite simply, sepsis is an overreaction of your body's immune system, as it relates to a source of infection. Treating sepsis requires urgent medical...

Six Tips for Healthcare Leaders Looking to Build Vaccine Confidence Among Pregnant People

A recent AHA webinar brought together leaders from the association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and health care organizations nationwide. In efforts to increase the...

CDC Endorses FDA’s Full Approval of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recommendation to grant full approval to the...

CMS Makes Nursing Home COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Data Available Online, Increasing Transparency for Consumers

As part of its commitment to improve transparency and help families and caregivers find the best nursing home care for their loved ones, the...

FDA Takes Steps Aimed at Fostering Development of Non-Addictive Alternatives to Opioids

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took new steps aimed at fostering the development of non-addictive alternatives to opioids to manage acute...

AHA Requests Members Fill out the Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Survey

Members of the American Hospital Association (AHA) have received the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Survey. This...

Hometown Healthcare Heroes Campaign: A Tool for South Dakota’s Healthcare Workforce Crisis

Currently South Dakota has 1,700 nursing job openings, with many positions remaining unfilled for months. The challenge requires both long-term and short-term solutions, which...

2022 South Dakota Legislative Update: Week 4

Week four of the 2022 legislative session has concluded, with several new bills dropped. Medical Cannabis continues to work its way through the legislative...

Quality Corner: Past Accomplishments and Looking Ahead

In reviewing the past year accomplishments and future plans, the Quality Team at SDAHO is looking forward to a productive 2022. 2021 marked the start...

New Palliative Care Education Series Available

A new local Palliative Care Education Series is available to access anytime for healthcare professionals for free from Avera Continuing Education. The introductory session...

Registration Open for Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference

Registration is now open for SDAHO’s Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference April 13-14 in Sioux Falls at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.  We are excited to...

Health Systems Can Apply for Funding to Improve Patient Outcomes

On Feb. 15, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will launch an AHA-informed initiative that will provide funding to help health care delivery systems...

Upcoming Webinars – Prevention of Pressure Injuries, Avoiding CMP’s, Compassion Fatigue

​SDAHO is excited to share our education and professional development opportunities for the month of February.  As a reminder, all SDAHO-hosted virtual education will...

FDA Issues Update on Ventilator Recall

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued an update on the Class 1 recall of certain Philips Respironics ventilators. According to the update,...

Cyber Security Advisory for the U.S. Healthcare Industry

​On February 1, 2022, the American Hospital Association released a Cyber Security Advisory warning of the increased cyber risk to U.S. Health Care due...

New Materials Available for Healthcare Professionals Supporting Pregnant and Postpartum Patients

CDC released a new webpage and suite of materials for healthcare professionals as part of the Hear Her campaign, which aims to reduce pregnancy-related deaths. Over...

2022 South Dakota Legislative Update: Week 3

South Dakota state lawmakers wrapped up week three of this year’s legislative session with medical cannabis continuing to take center stage. A few of...

CDC: Unvaccinated Adults 3-5 Times More Likely to get Omicron Infection

According to data from 25 state and local health departments, adults who were unvaccinated against COVID-19 as the omicron variant emerged in December had...

Gov. Noem Announces Vaccine Exemption Legislation

​Governor Kristi Noem filed legislation to guarantee medical or religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines for private employees who are facing private employer vaccine mandates....

SDAHO Welcomes Debra Morello MSN, RN, NPD-BC as Clinical Educator

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations welcomes Debra Morello!  Debra recently joined SDAHO as a Clinical Educator. Debra is part of the SDAHO...

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