COVID-19 Resources and Updates
COVID-19 Events & Education
North Dakota Resources
South Dakota Resources
Advance Care Planning
South Dakota Resources
- Advance Care Planning South Dakota
- Comfort One South Dakota
- SD-Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST)
Other Resources
- Video of Diane Meier, MD, Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC): Having an advanced care plan conversation with an older adult
- The Conversation Project: Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19
- CAPC COVID-19 Response Resources from the Center to Advance Palliative Care
- COVID-19 Resources from Respecting Choices: Resources for having conversations with older adults when care planning for COVID-19
- Advance Care Planning MLN Fact Sheet/Resources
- LTC Facility Guidance for POLST & COVID-19
Behavioral Health
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities – (Updated with Dates)
Other Resources
CMS & CDC Resources
CDC Resources
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
- CDC’s Booster Shot FAQs: Who, When, What, and Why for Booster Shots (English/Spanish)
- CDC Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine at the Same Time? CDC Says Yes!
- CDC Poster: What to Expect After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
- Community-Based Organization COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit
- COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers
- COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings
- CDC Coding Guidance [National Center for Health Statistics]
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Print Resources (Multiple Languages)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Older Adults from the CDC
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Nursing Home Resource Center
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
- Coronavirus Partner Virtual Toolkit
- LTC Nursing Home Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
- QIO Program COVID-19 Resources
Coding & Information Technology
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- COVID-19 Interim Final Rule FAQs
- COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: EUA Effective Date for Janssen Biotech Inc.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Administration: Insurance Coverage, MBI & MSP
- COVID-19 FAQs on Medicare FFS Billing to Administer Vaccines
Other Resources
Dialysis Centers
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
- Screening and Triage for Dialysis Patient at Intake
- COVID-19 Outpatient Dialysis Facility Preparedness Assessment Tool
- Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities
- Keeping Patients on Dialysis Safe
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- ESRD Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
Other Resources
Home Health/Hospice
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website
- Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take Now to Prepare for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- CDC Coding Guidance [National Center for Health Statistics]
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for COVID-19
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
- QIO Program COVID-19 Resources
Other Resources
Long-Term Care
Great Plains QIN Auditing Performance Tracking Resources
⇒ Auditing Performance Tracker Template
⇒ Video: Using the Auditing Performance Tracking Tool
⇒ Presentation/Slides: QAPI Performance Tracking Tool
Great Plains QIN – Nursing Home COVID-19 Key Resources
AHRQ Competency Check vs. Observational Audit
AHRQ Observational Audits
CDC Resources
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
- CDC Key Strategies to Prepare for COVID-19 and Webinar Series Prevention Messaging for Long-Term Care Staff
- Infection Prevention and Control Assessment and Response Tool (ICAR)
- COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Settings
- CDC Coding Guidance [National Center for Health Statistics]
- COVID-19 Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and other Long-Term Care Settings
- COVID-19 Guidance for Older Adults
- NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module Enrollment Refresher Video
- LTCF Toolkit: Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccination at Your Facility
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- COVID-19 Nursing Home Data (NHSN COVID-19 LTC Facility Module
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities – (Updated with Dates)
- LTC Nursing Home Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
- QIO Program COVID-19 Resources
- COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
- Considerations for LTC Facilities on Acquiring COVID-19 Vaccination Resources
- State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes
Other Resources
- LeadingAge Pandemic Playbook
- AHRQ COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
- University of Nebraska Medicine Center – COVID-19 Resources for Providers
- The National Emerging Special Pathogen Training and Education Center [NETC]
- AHCA/NCAL Guidance: Accepting Admissions from Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic
- AMDA COVID-19 for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
- South Dakota Department of Health Reopening Plan Guidelines
- AHCA/NCAL’s #GetVaccinated Campaign
- AHRQ-PPE COVID-19 Observational Audit Tracking Tool
- AHRQ PPE COVID-19 Observational Audit Tracking Tool User Guide
Patient & Family
CDC Resources
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
- Clean Hands Save Lives
- How to Protect Yourself and Others
- What To Do If You Are Sick
- Things to Know about the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Symptoms of Coronavirus
- COVID-19 Guidance for Older Adults
- Manage Respiratory Symptoms At Home
CDC People with Certain Medical Conditions
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
State-Based Resources
- North Dakota Care 19 App
- South Dakota Care 19 App
- North Dakota Department of Health
- South Dakota Department of Health
Additional Resources
- Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety (Harvard)
- What Heart Patients Should Know about Coronavirus (American Heart Association)
- When and How to Use Masks (World Health Organization)
- Guidance on COVID-19 for People Who Use Substances
- Mayo Clinic Resources and Guidance
Physician Offices
CDC Resources
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
- CDC How to Enroll as a COVID-19 Vaccination Provider
- CDC Answering Patients’ Questions About COVID-19 Vaccine and Vaccination
- CDC Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
- CDC When a Patient is Fully Vaccinated
- CDC Non-Hospital Settings and COVID-19
- CDC Preparing Your Practice for COVID-19
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- Financial Relief for Medicare Providers
- Rural Crosswalk: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
- General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
- Quality Payment Program COVID-19 Response Fact Sheet
Other Resources
- Nebraska Medicine COVID-19 Resources For Providers
- American Academy of Family Physicians Checklist to Prepare Physician Offices for COVID-19
- American Medical Association Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
CMS Resources
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
Other Resources
Telehealth
For the most up-to-date program guidance, visit the CMS Current Emergencies Coronavirus.
Access transcripts and recordings from previously-held CMS Open Door forums.
- CMS C2C Telehealth Resources
- CMS Coronavirus Partner Toolkit
- CMS Coronavirus Memos & Updates
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Toolkit
- QIO Program COVID-19 Resources
Other Resources