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 CMS highly encourages 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
CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls (Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:00 PM CT)
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
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Attendee Dial In: 833/614-0820; Access Passcode: 8579003
Audio Webcast Link
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 (twice a month on Tuesday at 2:00 PM CT)
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 6782346
Audio Webcast Link
Nursing Homes (twice a month on Wednesdays at 3:30 PM CT)
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 5718509
Audio Webcast Link
In addition, the new CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management training series will include 13 topics that your nursing home partners must know to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. These trainings will be housed on QIOProgram.org for 24/7 access. New, pre-recorded trainings will be released every Thursday at 3:00 p.m. CST through September 2020. CMS and CDC will have subject matter experts available on bi-weekly Q&A sessions through early January 2021 to answer questions about the trainings. Learn more.
Dialysis Organizations (twice a month on Wednesday at 4:30 PM CT)
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 1834329
Audio Webcast Link
Nurses (twice a month on Thursdays at 2:00 PM CT)
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 1556623
Audio Webcast Link