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.
Calls recordings and transcripts are posted on the CMS podcast page
CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls
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 26 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm CT
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820
Access Passcode: 8977438
Lessons from the Front Lines: COVID-19 (Fridays at 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT)
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 29 at 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT)
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 877-251-0301
Access Code: 6350189
Conference lines are limited; CMS encourages guests to join via audio webcast
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 2:30 PM CT)
Tuesday, May 26 at 2:00 – 2:30 PM CT
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820
Access Passcode: 4666966
Nursing Homes (Wednesdays at 3:30 PM CT)
Wednesday, May 27 at 3:30 – 4:00 PM CT
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820
Access Passcode: 1243649
Dialysis Organizations (Wednesdays at 4:30 PM CT)
Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30 – 5:00 PM CT
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820
Access Passcode: 6152699
Nurses (Thursdays at 2:00 PM CT)
Thursday, May 28 at 2:00 – 2:30 PM CT
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820
Access Passcode: 2988422
Special Open Door Forum: Prior Authorization Process and Requirements for Certain Outpatient Hospital Department Services
CMS invites hospitals, physicians, practitioners, and other Medicare stakeholders to discuss the prior authorization of certain outpatient hospital department services from the following categories: Blepharoplasty, botulinum toxin injections, panniculectomy, rhinoplasty, and vein ablation.
Thursday, May 28 from 12:30 to 2 pm CT
Participant Dial-In Number: 888-455-1397
Conference ID #: 9375124
For More Information:
- Final rule
- Prior Authorization: Presentation materials posted prior to the call
To keep up with the important work the White House Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19 visit: http://www.coronavirus.gov/. For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.