COVID-19 (Coronavirus) resources
COVID-19 webinars
COVID-19: Two renowned geriatricians answer your questions
In this follow-up live event to one of our most popular webinars ever, you’ll hear the latest COVID-19 updates based on the front-line experience of two well-known physicians from both coasts.
COVID-19: Strategy and perspective from the front lines
Learn strategies for minimizing exposure in COVID-19 negative facilities, containment strategies for COVID-19 positive facilities, and the top three practical recommendations for facilities facing the COVID crisis.
COVID-19 blog posts
Testing and cohorting residents
May 29, 2020Imposition notices of civil monetary penalty for failure to report COVID-19 data to NHSN
May 29, 2020WHO launches public service announcement – You’ll want to see this
May 29, 2020HHS announces nearly $4.9 billion distribution to nursing facilities impacted by COVID-19
May 29, 2020FREE COVID-19 resources
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Resources and PPE
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COVID-19 updates & links
CDC updates
- CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again
- LTCF COVID-19 Module (Reporting)
- Guidance For Cleaning And Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
- Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
- Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities (Interim Guidance)
- ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines for COVID-19 April 1, 2020 -September 30, 2020
- Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CMS/HHS updates
- OIG COVID-19 Portal
- QSO-20-30-NH: Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers – Updated May 11, 2020
- QSO-20-29-NH: Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
- CMS Second Interim Final Rule with Comment (COVID-19 PHE) – Federal Register Posting May 8, 2020
- CMS COVID-19 Podcasts and Transcriptsttps://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-20-29-nh.pdf
- Trump Administration Issues Second Round of Sweeping Changes to Support U. S. Healthcare System During COVID-19 Pandemic
- FACT SHEET: Expansion of the accelerated and advance payments program for providers and suppliers during COVID-19 emergency
- TRACIE Novel Coronavirus Resources
- CMS NEWS ALERT APRIL 23, 2020
- Trump Administration Launches New Toolkit to Help States Navigate COVID-19 Health Workforce Challenges
- CMS NEWS ALERT APRIL 21, 2020
- New and Expanded Flexibilities for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)
- 1135 Waiver Request Information
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- Medicaid State Plan Amendments
- Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- Dear Clinician Letter – April 7, 2020
- COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility Guidance
- QSO-20-25-NH…2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
- COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
- QSO-20-14-NH…Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes (REVISED)
- Emergency Preparedness for Every Emergency
- OPENING UP AMERICA AGAIN – CMS Recommendations Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase I
- CMS News Alert – April 16, 2020
- If you have questions, your MACs may have more information
- QSO-20-26-NH…Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
OSHA updates
- COVID-19 Guidance for Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facility Workers…May 14, 2020
- Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
- Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- OSHA COVID-19 News and Updates
PPE updates
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
- Position Statement on Preventing Injury with N95 Masks
- Protecting Facial Skin Under PPE N95 Face Masks
- Enforcement Guidance for Respiratory Protection and the N95 Shortage Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Sequence for Putting On/Removing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- Joint Commission Statement on Use of Face Masks Brought From Home
- Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
- COVID-19…Key Standards (OSHA/)
- COVID-19…OSHA
