CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of 6/22/2020

CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of 6/1/20

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.

CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Call

Tuesday, June 2nd at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern

Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820

Access Passcode:  4474407

Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=80c31547-dc961c97-80c32478-0cc47a6a52de-8509278c5def1be5&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2155

Lessons from the Front Lines: COVID-19

Friday, June 5th at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern

Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Code: 6583696

Web Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=608af779-3cdeee05-608ac646-0cc47adc5fa2-54449ec40ca543bb&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2191

Conference lines are limited, so we highly encourage you to join via audio webcast, either on your computer or smartphone web browser.

To listen to the audio files and read the transcripts for the COVID-19 Stakeholder calls, visit the Podcast and Transcripts page.

CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of 5/18/20

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. These calls are not intended for the press.

Calls recordings and transcripts are posted on the CMS podcast page at: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts

CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern)

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 19th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; 
Access Passcode: 1908409
Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=1e549051-4200892d-1e54a16e-0cc47adc5fa2-63541640698195d2&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2006

Thursday, May 21st at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; 
Access Passcode: 9984433
Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4769142b-1b3c1d38-47692514-0cc47adb5650-8175472158c1c1e5&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2144

Lessons from the Front Lines: COVID-19 (Fridays at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern)

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 22nd at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 877-251-0301; 
Access Code: 6086125
Web Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=b92189e9-e57480fa-b921b8d6-0cc47adb5650-efec10ba75e45c4c&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2051

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 3:00 PM Eastern)
Tuesday, May 19th at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; 
Access Passcode: 6477704
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=e24032d4-be141bff-e24003eb-0cc47a6d17cc-a5eafb495b2e4808&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1903

Nursing Homes (Wednesdays at 4:30 PM Eastern)
Wednesday, May 20th at 4:30 – 5:00 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; 
Access Passcode: 4879622
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=41325d76-1d6754a6-41326c49-0cc47a6a52de-645af6aadf95cd26&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2029

Dialysis Organizations (Wednesdays at 5:30 PM Eastern)

Wednesday, May 20th at 5:30 – 6:00 PM Eastern

Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; 
Access Passcode: 3287645
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4ff272bc-13a66bc0-4ff24383-0cc47adc5fa2-548f7ed5170f18ba&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2117

 Nurses (Thursdays at 3:00 PM Eastern)

Thursday, May 21st at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; 
Access Passcode: 2874976
Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=9e7d0483-c2280d53-9e7d35bc-0cc47a6a52de-da03add85c165992&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2133

For COVID-19  Task Force updates, visit http://www.coronavirus.gov/.

CMS Call Thursday, April 30, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a call for Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and Freestanding Emergency Departments (EDs) to provide targeted updates on the agency’s latest COVID-19 guidance. Agency officials will be available to answer technical and operational questions from providers on this topic.

CMS Call with ASCs and Freestanding EDs

Thursday, April 30th
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820;
Access Code: 4366486

Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=a462f223-f837fbf3-a462c31c-0cc47a6a52de-6dcec53ef6e2594c&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=bce35157-e0b65887-bce36068-0cc47a6a52de-acbb85b5ac9dc0a2&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2081

CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern)

Thursday, May 7th at 5:00 PM to – 6:00 PM Eastern

Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; 

Access Passcode: 1181167

Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=2ccba159-709ea889-2ccb9066-0cc47a6a52de-80625c0cb20a4e86&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2097

Fridays from 12:30 to 2 pm ET

These weekly calls are a joint effort between CMS Administrator Seema Verma, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Physicians and other clinicians: Share your experience, ideas, strategies, and insights related to your COVID-19 response. There is an opportunity to ask questions.

To Participate on May 1:

Conference lines are limited, so we encourage you to join via audio webcast, either on your computer or smartphone web browser
Or, call 877-251-0301; Access Code: 9545128

To Participate on May 8:

Conference lines are limited, so you are encouraged to join via audio webcast, either on your computer or smartphone web browser
Or, call 877-251-0301; Access Code: 9146779

Web Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=0ffb90f8-53ae99eb-0ffba1c7-0cc47adb5650-044bb37a61085446&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=2039

For More Information:

Coronavirus.gov
CMS Current Emergencies website
Podcast and Transcripts webpage: Audio recordings and transcripts

CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls – Week of 4/20/20

Weekly CMS Lessons From the Front Lines Call

This call series is an opportunity to hear physicians and other clinical leaders share their experiences, best practices, strategies, and insights related to COVID-19.

CMS Lessons from the Front Lines: COVID-19
Friday, April 17th, 12:30 – 2:00 PMEST

Participant Dial-In: (877) 251-0301
Access Code: 8672948 Webcast Streaming: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=7841abad-2415b2d1-78419a92-0cc47adc5fa2-feee32bf04ec11d9&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=6fb83c6b-33ed3578-6fb80d54-0cc47adb5650-cdbb9430fa7bc190&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1924

CMS Office Hours on COVID-19

You are invited to CMS “Office Hours” on COVID-19, Tuesday, April 14th from 5:00 – 6:00 PM EST, the next in a series of opportunities 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

Dial-in details below. Conference lines are limited, so we highly encourage you to join via audio webcast, either on your computer or smartphone web browser.

Toll-Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820

Event Plus Passcode: 2395745

Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4a55f7e3-1601ee9f-4a55c6dc-0cc47adc5fa2-6960b048d70ddb8c&u=https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=bb0ee1a3-e75ac888-bb0ed09c-0cc47a6d17cc-633c7d24779f39dc&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1883

You can find a copy of the full press release and related materials here:  https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/trump-administration-makes-sweeping-regulatory-changes-help-us-healthcare-system-address-covid-19

To keep up with the important work the White House Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19, please click here: www.coronavirus.gov. For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.

CMS TO HOST CONFERENCE CALL THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd

Lessons from The Front Lines: COVID-19.
The call will take place on Friday, April 3^rd from 12:30 – 2 PM EST and the topic of discussion is: COVID-19 Flexibilities.
Share your ideas, strategies, and insights with one another.

Please see dial-in details below. Conference lines are limited, so we highly encourage you to join via audio webcast, either on your computer or smartphone web browser.

Participant Dial-In : (877) 251-0301

Access Code: 2674453

Webcast Streaming: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4be5adfc-17b0a42c-4be59cc3-0cc47a6a52de-f8b939daf2762cc0&u=https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2/index.jsp?seid=1794 

COVID-19: AMA’s National Physician Town Hall

1–2:30 p.m. Central time
Thursday, April 9

The American Medical Association invites you to a live conversation with AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, and a panel of AMA health care experts on challenges and concerns facing physicians during this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis.

As we work together on the front lines and beyond to defeat COVID-19, the AMA wants to hear from youand channel your collective voices into action.

Register Now

Attendance is limited. Please register immediately and reserve your seat.

Register for the webinar (full functionality, including question submission).

If you do not have access to a web-enabled device to attend the webinar, you can register here for phone-in only access (listen only, no question submission).

Please tweet your questions in advance to @AmerMedicalAssn and use the hashtag #AMAChat

Ela Cameron
Federal Affairs 
25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
202.789.7464
[email protected]