Coronavirus update for Monday, June 8 as of 2:30 p.m.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS has updated its “COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers” document. Added since the last version are a new section, on page 14, on altered time lines for Medicare’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, along with two modifications: one on page 10, addressing site-neutral payments for long-term care hospitals, and another on page 13, in support of care for patients in long-term care hospital patients.
CMS – Stakeholder Engagement Calls
CMS hosts recurring stakeholder engagement sessions to share information related to 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 attendees an opportunity to ask questions of CMS and other subject matter experts. Conference lines are limited so CMS encourages interested parties to join via audio webcast.
Calls recordings and transcripts are posted on the CMS podcast page here.
COVID-19 Office Hours Call
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 health care systems to increase hospital capacity, expand their workforce, and make greater use of telehealth.
Tuesday, June 9 at 5:00 (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 4892554
Audio Webcast link: Go here.
COVID Home Health and Hospice Call
Tuesday, June 9 at 3:00 – 3:30 PM (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 7359947
Audio Webcast Link: Go here.
COVID Nursing Homes Call
Wednesday, June 10 at 4:30 (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 9782909
Audio Webcast Link: Go here.
COVID Dialysis Organizations Call
Wednesday, June 10 at 5:30 (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 6553907
Audio Webcast Link: Go here.
COVID Nurses Call
Thursday, June 11 at 3:00 (eastern)
Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 2863547
Audio Webcast Link: Go here.
Food and Drug Administration
- On Tuesday, June 9 at noon (eastern), the FDA will hold a webinar about emergency use authorizations for respirators, importing respirators, and more. Learn more about the webinar here.
- The FDA is reissuing certain EUAs to specify which respirators are appropriate for decontamination and reuse.
- The FDA has issued EUAs for two new commercial diagnostic tests for COVID-19. Find them here and here.
- The FDA has issued an EUA for a new commercial serology test for COVID-19.
- The FDA has published its temporary policy on prescription drug marketing act requirements for the distribution of drug samples during the COVID-19 emergency.
National Institutes of Health
The NIH has issued a news release describing a study that identifies a potential approach to treating severe respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19.
The NIH has issued a news release describing a study that Congressional Research Service
- The Congressional Research Service has published a brief new report called “HIPAA, Telehealth, and COVID-19” that takes a high level look at the interplay among these three considerations from a legal perspective.
Federal Funding Opportunities for Hospitals
- NASH has prepared a document that collects and presents in one place the various new federal funding opportunities for hospital resulting from legislation addressing the COVID-19 public health emergency. Find that document here.
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