CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls-December

 

CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls-December   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. Calls recordings and transcripts are posted on the CMS podcast page at: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts   CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls (twice a month on Tuesday 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 Next Office Hours: Tuesday, December 8th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 3129517 Audio Webcast link: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2766   Tuesday, December 22nd at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 3968359 Audio Webcast link: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2771   COVID-19 Care Site-Specific Call  Hospitals Without Walls: On November 25th, CMS announced the expansion of the Hospitals Without Walls program by executing an innovative Acute Hospital Care At Home program, providing eligible hospitals with unprecedented regulatory flexibilities to treat eligible patients in their homes. This program was developed to support models of at-home hospital care throughout the country that have seen prior success in several leading hospital institutions and networks, and reported in academic journals, including a major study funded by a Healthcare Innovation Award from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). This stakeholder call will feature two leading organizations walking through their programs as well as a question and answer session. Note: Slides/resources will be posted on CMS.gov prior to the call. Wednesday, December 9th at 4:00-5:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 1235939 Audio Webcast Link: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2786   For the most current information including call schedule changes, please click here To keep up with the important work the White House Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19 click here: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=36fa2226-6aae0b0d-36fa1319-0cc47a6d17cc-2d06c219f858d641&u=http://www.coronavirus.gov/. For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.