The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, February 1.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS has compiled resources and materials to help providers share important and relevant information about the COVID-19 vaccine with the people they serve. These resources include:
- CMS has updated its list of hospitals approved to participate in its Acute Hospital Care at Home Program.
CMS has compiled resources and materials to help providers share important and relevant information about the COVID-19 vaccine with the people they serve. These resources include:
Department of Health and Human Services
- HHS’s Office of the Inspector General has updated its active work plan to reflect OIG audits, evaluations, and inspections that are under way or planned. Some of these activities address matters involving COVID-19 programs and funding.
HHS and CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls
HHS Clinical Rounds Peer-to-Peer Virtual Communities of Practice
HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response sponsors COVID-19 Clinical Rounds Peer-to-Peer Virtual Communities of Practice that are interactive virtual learning sessions that seek to create a peer-to-peer learning network in which clinicians from the U.S. and abroad who have experience treating patients with COVID-19 share their challenges and successes. These webinar topics are covered every week:
- EMS: Patient Care and Operations (Mondays, 12:00-1:00 PM eastern)
- Critical Care: Lifesaving Treatment and Clinical Operations (Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM eastern)
- Emergency Department: Patient Care and Clinical Operations (Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 PM eastern)
Go here for information about signing up to participate in the sessions and go here for access to materials and video recordings of past sessions.
CMS Stakeholder Calls
CMS hosts recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information about the agency’s response to COVID-19. These sessions are open to members of the health care community and are intended to provide updates, share best practices among peers, and offer participants an opportunity to ask questions of CMS and other subject matter experts.
CMS COVID-19 Office Hours Calls
Tuesday, February 23 at 5:00 – 6:00 PM (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 2528725
Audio Webcast link: go here
Tuesday, March 16 at 5:00 – 6:00 PM (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 4177586
Audio Webcast link: go here
Tuesday, April 6 at 5:00 – 6:00 PM (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 2769397
Audio Webcast link: go here
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The CDC has updated its data on variant COVID-19 cases diagnosed in the U.S.
- The CDC has published a report on early COVID-19 first-dose vaccination coverage among residents and staff members of skilled nursing facilities participating in the federal government’s partnership for long-term care program.
