The South Dakota Association of
Quality Managers (SDAQM) is affiliated with the National
Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) and the South Dakota
Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO).
SDAQM members can include
professionals in acute, managed, long-term, community and home
health, mental health and ambulatory care settings as well as
consultants and educators. Membership is open to those
individuals whose responsibilities and/or interest lie in
functions of Quality Management, Utilization Management, Risk
Management, Medical Staff services, Discharge Planning and/or
related fields. There is only one class of membership,
active. Active membership may be granted to an individual
whose substantial responsibilities includes, but are not limited
to, those mentioned above.
Benefits of Membership
*Education
SDAQM offers educational opportunities during our Annual Meeting which
coincides with the SDAHO Annual
Convention. When possible we also offer additional educational
offerings throughout the year.
SDAQM 2008 Spring Conference
SDAQM 2008 Spring Conference Flyer
*Newsletter
The newsletter provides members with updates and articles of interest as
well as upcoming programs.
*Directory
Compiled annually and distributed to all members, this important resource
contains a current listing of members including
contact information to promote networking.
*Lending Library
Click here for a list of items
available in the SDAQM Lending Library
SDAQM
Objectives
- To establish a formal
communication network for professionals throughout the state
in order to share information of common interest.
- To provide a mechanism for
supplying education opportunities that is specific to the
unique needs of the membership of this state.
- To provide a support group
for the individual members in their endeavors to meet the
ever evolving and more complex requirements of their
professional responsibilities.
- To create professional
standards for hospitals for use as guidelines when
developing standards of practice at the local level.
- To increase the perception
of professionalism of Quality Managers within the state of
South Dakota.
*SDAQM Membership Application
*2005 SDAQM Member Points
Form - PDF
Word
SDAQM
Newsletters
Fall 2004
Spring 2005
Fall 2006
SDAQM Spring Conference
Handouts (April 27-28, 2006)
Agenda
2006 National Medicare & You Training Program
Mailing Lists
- Keeping Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers Informed Through Email
Health Care Professional's Part D Fact Sheet
Medicare Parts B/D Coverage Flashpoints
Raise
Your Professional Profile
Pay for
Performance Initiatives/Demos
TAHQ Policy & Government Affairs Committee
Links
of Interest
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
(IHI)
National Association for Healthcare
Quality (NAHQ)
South Dakota
Regional Officers Contact List
PowerPoint Presentations
Everything You've Wanted to Know About SDAQM
Failure Mode & Effects Analysis - Overview
Failure
Mode & Effects Analysis - MRI
FMEA - RCRH
Perinatal Storyboard
Process Root
Cause Analysis
SDAQM 8SOW
FEMA - SVH 4-05
Insulin
Drip DMEA
FMEA Scoring Scale
FMEA Worksheet
Insulin FMEA Worksheet
