COVID-19 Resources for LTPAC and LTC Facilities

COVID-19 resources for LTPAC. The following links are from AAPACN, CMS, and other relevant sites with information about care plans, COVID-19 training, and COVID-19 vaccinations.

COVID-19 Resources for LTPAC

In-Service Education Tools

Tools

Articles

CMS

Coronavirus Resources

Federal Disaster Resources
March 23 – CMS Approves Medicaid Section 1135 Waivers for 11 Additional States in Response to COVID-19
March 23 – Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 Medicare
March 23 – QSO-20-20-All – Prioritization of Survey Activities
March 23 – Kirkland, Washington Update and Survey Prioritization Fact Sheet
March 23 – ICD-10 MS-DRGs Version 37.1 R1 Effective April 1, 2020
March 23 – 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
March 22 – CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals, and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
March 22 – Trump Administration Releases COVID-19 Checklists and Tools to Accelerate Relief for State Medicaid & CHIP Programs
March 19 – CMS Approves Washington State’s Request for 1135 Medicaid Waivers
March 18 – CMS Releases Recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical, Surgical, and Dental Procedures During COVID-19 Response
March 18 – FAQs on Catastrophic Plan Coverage and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
March 17 – Medicaid State Plan Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Delivered Via Telehealth
March 17 – Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
March 17 – Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
March 17 – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit
March 17 – CMS Approves First State Request for 1135 Medicaid Waiver in Florida
March 16 – Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 13 – CMS Takes Action Nationwide to Aggressively Respond to Coronavirus National Emergency.

March 13 – Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes (REVISED)
March 13 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes and other Long-Term Care Settings
March 13 – Findings Concerning Section 1812(f) of the Social Security Act in Response to the Effects of the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
March 12 – CMS Publishes First Set of COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for State Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies [Updated March 18]
March 10 – Guidance for Use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel
March 10 – CMS Sends More Detailed Guidance to Providers about COVID-19
March 10 – Frequently Asked Questions for State Survey Agency and Accrediting Organization Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
March 10 – CMS Issues Guidance to help Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans Respond to COVID-19
March 10 – CMS Issues Key Protective Mask Guidance for Healthcare Workers
March 9 – Telehealth Benefits in Medicare are a Lifeline for Patients During Coronavirus Outbreak
March 9 – FAQs Related to Medicare Payment for Lab Tests and Other Services Related to COVID-19
March 4 – CMS Announces Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus [Note: The QSO Memo in this article has been updated – see March 13 above.]
CMS Prepares Nation’s Healthcare Facilities for Coronavirus Threat
Public Health News Alert: CMS Develops New Code for Coronavirus Lab Test
Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCoV)

Infection Control and Emergency Preparedness Resources

The CDC

World Health Organization Resources

Other Resources

March 25 – The National Library of Medicine expands access to coronavirus literature through PubMed Central from National Institutes of Health
March 23 – Frequently Asked Questions Regarding COVID-19 and PALTC: When COVID-19 Is Currently In Your Regional Community (i.e., Community Spread) – from AMDA
March 23 – A Master List of All of the Booze Companies Making Hand Sanitizer – The Takeout

March 19 – COVID-19 Resource – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
March 18 – Nebraska Medicine COVID-19 PPE Guidance: Extended Use and Limited Reuse of Disposable Facemasks, Respirators and Protective Eyewear – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
March 18 – State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus – from Kaiser Family Foundation
March 17 – COVID 19 – How to safely transport inpatients – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
March 17 – New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces – from National Institutes of Health
March 17 – Caring for PALTC Residents with Dementia During the COVID-19 Outbreak – from AMDA
March 16 – Guidance for Transporting Patients with or under investigation for COVID-19 – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
March 16 – Active Screening of Residents – from AMDA
March 16 – COVID-19 Facility Exposure Management – After you have a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 – from AMDA
March 15 – Strategies for Mitigating the Emotional Impact of COVID-19 – from AMDA
March 13 – Data Note: How might Coronavirus Affect Residents in Nursing Facilities? – from Kaiser Family Foundation
March 12 – COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment: Doffing – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
March 11 – AMDA Update on COVID-19
March 6 – PPE for COVID-19 Infographic – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
March 6 – COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment: Donning – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
March 6 – COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist – from HHS
March 6 – Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Training and Exercise Resources – slides and recorded webinar – from ASPR TRACIE
March 5 – Duty to Plan: Health Care, Crisis Standards of Care, and Novel Coronavirus SARS- CoV-2 – from National Academy of Medicine
March 5 – Best Practices for Managing COVID-19 in SNFs – recorded webinar – from Washington PACLTC

Infection Prevention and Control Resources

March 17 – Focused Infection Control Surveys in Nursing Facilities – From Texas Health and Human Services
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older — United States, 2020

OSHA

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

Unmasked: Experts explain necessary respiratory protection for COVID-19

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases – Coronaviruses

From the Employers Council

Employers Council COVID-19 Resources

National Studies on Infection Control

Nursing Home Infection Control Program Characteristics, CMS Citations, and Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Policies: A National Study

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