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
For the latest updates including resources for your community, visit the CDC website.
- 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
⇒ Great Plains QIN Auditing Performance Tracker Template
⇒ Video: How to Use the Auditing Performance Tracking Tool
⇒ Presentation/Slides: QAPI Performance Tracking Tool
Nursing Home Infection Prevention and Control: Key Resources
Updated April 2021
COVID-19 Nursing Home Tutorial for Accessing CMS QSEP Training
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
Patient & Family
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
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