CMS
hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share
information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19. These
sessions are open to members of the healthcare community and are
intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and
offer attendees an opportunity to ask questions of CMS and other
subject matter experts.
Call
details are below. Conference lines are limited so we highly
encourage you to join via audio webcast, either on your computer or
smartphone web browser. You are welcome to share this invitation
with your colleagues and professional networks. These calls are not
intended for the press.
CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls
(Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern)
Office
Hour Calls provide an opportunity for hospitals,
health systems, and providers to ask questions of agency officials
regarding CMS’s temporary actions that empower local hospitals and
healthcare systems to:
- Increase Hospital
Capacity – CMS Hospitals Without Walls;
- Rapidly Expand the
Healthcare Workforce;
- Put Patients Over
Paperwork; and
- Further Promote
Telehealth in Medicare
This week’s Office Hours:
Tuesday, May 5th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial In:
833-614-0820;
Access Passcode:
3996146
Thursday, May 7th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial In:
833-614-0820;
Access Passcode: 1181167
Lessons from the Front Lines:
COVID-19 (Fridays at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern)
Lessons
from the Front Lines calls are a joint effort
between CMS Administrator Seema Verma, FDA Commissioner Stephen
Hahn, MD, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Physicians
and other clinicians are invited to share their experience, ideas,
strategies, and insights with one another related to their COVID-19
response. There is an opportunity to ask questions of presenters.
This week’s Lessons from the Front
Lines:
Friday, May 8th at 12:30 – 2:00 PM
Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In:
877-251-0301;
Access Code:
9146779
Weekly COVID-19 Care Site-Specific
Calls
CMS
hosts weekly calls for certain types of organizations to provide
targeted updates on the agency’s latest COVID-19 guidance. One to
two leaders in the field also share best practices with their
peers. There is an opportunity to ask questions of presenters if
time allows.
Home Health and Hospice (Tuesdays at
3:00 PM Eastern)
Tuesday, May 5th at 3:00 – 3:30 PM
Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In:
833-614-0820;
Access Passcode:
7844154
Nursing Homes (Wednesdays at 4:30 PM
Eastern)
Wednesday, May 6th at 4:30 – 5:00 PM
Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In:
833-614-0820;
Access Passcode: 8899983
Dialysis Organizations (Wednesdays at
5:30 PM Eastern)
Wednesday, May 6th at 5:30 – 6:00 PM
Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In:
833-614-0820;
Access Passcode:
8278522
Nurses (Thursdays at 3:00 PM Eastern)
Thursday, May 7th at 3:00 – 3:30 PM
Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In:
833-614-0820;
Access Passcode: 5486361
To keep
up with the important work the White House Task Force is doing in
response to COVID-19 click here: http://www.coronavirus.gov/. For
information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies
Website.
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