04/19/2020

CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of 4/20/20

CMS hosts varied recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to the agency’s response to COVID-19.

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 (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, April 21st at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820 
Access Passcode: 3963515
Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=aa36aa81-f663a351-aa369bbe-0cc47a6a52de-674efe811213d617&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=b2531fa2-ee073689-b2532e9d-0cc47a6d17cc-73ef4e2c8d8a6c25&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=1941

Thursday, April 23rd at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820
Access Passcode: 5899488
Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=8d3e3fdb-d16b360b-8d3e0ee4-0cc47a6a52de-c2c99d2841bf258e&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=7dfb3397-21af1abc-7dfb02a8-0cc47a6d17cc-a27c051788c26f90&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1970

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, April 24th at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 877-251-0301 
Access Code: 5096006
Web Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=ed0069f0-b1556020-ed0058cf-0cc47a6a52de-3cf0fc4b75a4210a&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=efd45c64-b380754f-efd46d5b-0cc47a6d17cc-ef5f6515051fff1d&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1959

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 3:30 PM Eastern)

Tuesday, April 21st at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820 
Access Passcode: 9895252
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=b74ffcb0-eb1af560-b74fcd8f-0cc47a6a52de-ea8a7c3918f418d1&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4e796b08-122d4223-4e795a37-0cc47a6d17cc-72376ccc5832c733&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=1841

Nursing Homes (Wednesdays at 4:30 PM Eastern)

Wednesday, April 22nd at 4:30 – 5:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820 
Access Passcode: 2672118
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=2049bff7-7c1cb627-20498ec8-0cc47a6a52de-50132f9249b708db&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=f15624df-ad020df4-f15615e0-0cc47a6d17cc-966381efbad9e8e0&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=1948

Dialysis Organizations (Wednesdays at 5:30 PM Eastern)

Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:30 – 6:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820 
Access Passcode: 1796168
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=1618d6cc-4a4ddf1c-1618e7f3-0cc47a6a52de-68e49228c0a0b4d5&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=d25ab58e-8e0e9ca5-d25a84b1-0cc47a6d17cc-f25dc8eb13494431&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1954

Nurses (Thursdays at 3:00 PM Eastern)

Thursday, April 23rd at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820 
Access Passcode: 6004019
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=0b6d1541-57381c91-0b6d247e-0cc47a6a52de-271c0fb93b2e25c3&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4b1002d0-17442bfb-4b1033ef-0cc47a6d17cc-3a8a37845ac9a237&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1964

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.