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CMS Issues Interim Final Rule Requiring Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Workers in Hospitals and Most Health Care Settings

Federal News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Thursday issued an interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings,...

SDAHO Expands: New Pierre Office and New Director of Fiscal Policy Postion Now Open

Member News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is expanding, as they recently opened a Pierre office and are now looking for a Fiscal Policy...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Observes C.Diff Awareness Month

Quality News
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that causes diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. It is estimated to impact almost half a million...

COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available for Children Ages 5-11

Covid-19
Today, following approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech® COVID-19 Vaccine for children ages 5-11 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the final recommendation...

Rural Health Network Development Planning Funding Opportunity

Federal News
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has announced a funding opportunity that supports the planning and...

CDC Seeks Providers to Pilot Test Cardio Health Equity Indicators

Federal News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is recruiting health systems and health care providers to pilot...

SDAHO Roundtable Discussion with CMS Sparks Emotional Testimony from Nursing Home Administrators

Member News
​SDAHO hosted a roundtable discussion between several long-term care (LTC) administrator members and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National...

Quality Corner: Focus on Quality

Latest News
During the week of Oct 17-23, 2021, we celebrated Healthcare Quality Week and I hope that you were able to find time to recognize...

SDAHO Kicks off Year Seven Supporting the WPFL Organ Donation Campaign

Member News
SDAHO has been part of the Workplace Partnership for Life Campaign (WPFL) for the past seven years. This Campaign is a national initiative that...

Falling and Frailty and Forgetting – Is There a Connection?

SDAHO Enterprises
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25% of people 65 and older fall each year, 20% of all falls cause a...

HQ Principles Course Offered for Critical Access Hospitals

Education News
There is still time to enroll in the self-paced, online course through the National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) to assist frontline quality staff...

340B & Retention: Upcoming Sessions on Hot Topics!

Education News
In November, SDAHO will host sessions on hot topics impacting healthcare providers in South Dakota. The 340B Drug Pricing Program provides discounted prices on...

New SDAHO Member Benefits Coming in 2022!

Member News
​​SDAHO is excited to announce a new member benefit! Beginning in 2022, all SDAHO members will receive virtual and on-demand education; and one registration...

NIH, FDA Act to Increase Access to Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests

Covid-19
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will use $70 million from the American Rescue Plan Act for a program to speed development of accurate...

Community Healthcare Worker Funding Available

State News
​The South Dakota Department of Health has received a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant to fund the development Community Healthcare Workers...

CDC To Invest $26 Million in Advanced Outbreak Forecasting and Analytics

Federal News
On October 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced $26 Million in funding to develop next-generation infectious disease forecasting and analytics. The...

Substance Use has Dangerous Tie to Suicide

State News
Substance use is associated with an increased risk for suicide, especially for those struggling with a co-occurring mental health problem or previous suicide attempt....

Skilled Nursing Documentation for PDPM

Education News
​As nursing homes experience unprecedented staff turnover, the need became apparent to get “back to the essentials” and provide education related to essentials for...

CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots

Covid-19
Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for a booster shot of COVID-19...

SDAHO Opens Office in Pierre

Member News
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to announce it now has an office in Pierre. SDAHO’s mission to advance healthy communities...
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