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CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Engagement Calls 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 (twice a month on Tuesday 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 Office Hours: Tuesday, August 25th at 5:00 – 6:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 8579003 Audio Webcast link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=0abf9ce4-56ea95f7-0abfaddb-0cc47adb5650-51cc2ca0f914a7e9&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=2371#/main/simplify 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 (twice a month on Tuesday at 3:00 PM Eastern) Tuesday, August 25th at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 6782346 Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=7f8437f3-23d13ee0-7f8406cc-0cc47adb5650-325d7e41ab13f488&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=2391#/main/simplify Nursing Homes (twice a month on Wednesday at 4:30 PM Eastern) Wednesday, August 26th 4:30 – 5:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 5718509 Audio Webcast Link:https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=2b5e5a87-770b5394-2b5e6bb8-0cc47adb5650-8c68a2847b4b8790&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=2416#/main/simplify Dialysis Organizations (twice a month on Wednesday at 5:30 PM Eastern) Wednesday, August 26th at 5:30 – 6:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 1834329 Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=245c161f-78091f0c-245c2720-0cc47adb5650-a6c34f8771be1b28&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=2406#/main/simplify Nurses (twice a month on Thursday at 3:00 PM Eastern) Thursday, August 27th at 3:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 1556623 Audio Webcast Link:https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=b59e57c0-e9cb5ed3-b59e66ff-0cc47adb5650-1dbb68ce48ee57b2&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=2426#/main/simplify Lessons from the Front Lines: COVID-19 (twice a month on Friday 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. Next Lessons from the Front Lines: Friday, September 4th at 12:30 – 2:00 PM Eastern Toll Free Attendee Dial-In: 833-614-0820; Access Passcode: 3374248 Audio Webcast Link: https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=ab8f96ce-f7da9fdd-ab8fa7f1-0cc47adb5650-8d7f049b7c0d146d&u=https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=5779&seid=2474#/main/simplify For the most current information including call schedule changes, please click here To keep up with the important work the White House Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19 click here:https://www.coronavirus.gov/ For information specific to CMS, please visit the Current Emergencies Website.