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.
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
Tuesday, May 5th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern
- Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820;
- Access Passcode: 3996146
- Audio Webcast link
Thursday, May 7th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern
- Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820;
- Access Passcode: 1181167
- Audio Webcast link
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.
Friday, May 8th at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern
- Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 877-251-0301;
- Access Code: 9146779
- Web Link
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 5th at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
- Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820;
- Access Passcode: 7844154
- Audio Webcast Link
Nursing Homes (Wednesdays at 4:30 PM Eastern)
- Wednesday, May 6th at 4:30 – 5:00 PM Eastern
- Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820;
- Access Passcode: 8899983
- Audio Webcast Link
Dialysis Organizations (Wednesdays at 5:30 PM Eastern)
- Wednesday, May 6th at 5:30 – 6:00 PM Eastern
- Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820;
- Access Passcode: 8278522
- Audio Webcast Link
Nurses (Thursdays at 3:00 PM Eastern)
- Thursday, May 7th at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
- Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820;
- Access Passcode: 5486361
- Audio Webcast Link
Keep up with the important work the White House Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19. For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.