Additional Resources for Hospices

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that certain Medicare providers have until Aug. 28, 2020, to submit their application for Provider Relief Fund payments. These are providers who previously missed the June 3, 2020, deadline to apply for additional funding equal to 2 percent of their total patient care revenue.

The New England Journal of Medicine has compiled this collection of best practices and recent developments to reference as health care facilities continue to learn and apply the best strategies to treat patients who have COVID-19.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights lists answers to questions about COVID-19 and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule disclosures in this document.

SAMHSA recognizes the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 situation and is providing the following guidance and resources to assist individuals, providers, communities and states across the country.

The National Association of the Deaf provides COVID-19 telehealth guidelines for health care providers.

This five-minute video offers a step-by-step mask-wearing how-to, along with some do's and dont's.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) answers frequently asked questions about how to wear a cloth face covering.

Current information, tools and resources to help LeadingAge members plan for and respond to COVID-19.

This information from the American Heart Association (AHA) is intended to help health care providers reduce the risk for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) transmission, especially with regards to resuscitation care.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing timely recommendations, regulatory information, guidance, and technical assistance to support rapid coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response efforts.

Get the important information from this April 14, 2020, training webinar presented by CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Listen to this webinar from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as they answer questions during office hours on April 14, 2020.

Email your COVID-19 questions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at Covid-19@cms.hhs.gov.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) official website has the latest resources related to COVID-19. It is updated regularly with clinical and technical announcements for providers and facilities, as well as guidance on billing and codes, coverage, provider enrollment and more.

CMS announced the following blanket waivers are in effect, with a retroactive effective date of March 1, 2020, through the end of the emergency declaration.

Here are CMS' frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) billing during COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created this social media toolkit to help localize efforts in responding to the virus that causes COVID-19.

This interim guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pertains to critical infrastructure workers.

Here are tips and information from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors to protect yourself and your family.

Listen to this webinar from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as they answer questions during office hours on April 9, 2020.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its current Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to a broader group of Medicare Part A providers and Part B suppliers for the duration of the public health emergency

On April 7, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) experts provided updates on recent actions taken to address the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Here is a list of CMS changes due to COVID-19.

This April 8, 2020, webinar by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided a COVID-19 update for rural health partners.

The report, updated each Friday, summarizes and interprets key indicators, including information related to COVID-19 outpatient visits, emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths, as well as laboratory data.

April 16, 2020, webinar by TMIT Research.

Read about exceptions and extensions for Quality reporting requirements for acute care hospitals, PPS-exempt cancer hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospices, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care (LTC) hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers (ASC), renal dialysis facilities, and MIPS-eligible clinicians affected by COVID-19.

April 3, 2020, memorandum from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides interim guidance to compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs).

Read the latest actions the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

This CMS Medicare Learning Network (MLN) video provides answers to common questions about the Medicare telehealth services benefit.

This on-demand webinar from The Joint Commission provides an overview of the spectrum of clinical presentations of coronavirus and specific suggestions for decreasing the risk of transmission in nursing care centers.

This is a 45-second video demonstration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about cloth face coverings

Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how to wear a cloth face covering

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new tools to help speed states’ access to emergency flexibilities and resources.

CMS provides guidance to states on how to apply for Section 1135 waivers through the Medicaid Disaster Response Tool Kit.

Here are the CDC's public health communication options at U.S. ports of entry.

Transcripts and audio recordings of the CDC's public service announcements can be found here.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are directing facilities to screen health care personnel (HCP) prior to allowing them to work or provide services in the facility. This form is intended to document screening of HCP.

Ensemble Health Partners provides the latest coding updates due to COVID-19.

Here are some everyday steps, steps when someone is sick, and considerations for employers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This guide is published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

This is a special webinar from the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers that explores the uses and benefits of telehealth during the COVID-19 outbreak.