Resources and Guidance on COVID-19

CMS COVID-19 Resources

• CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities (Posted March 31, 2020) New Resource
• Critical clarification from CMS: PD catheter and vascular access placement is essential. (Posted March 26, 2020)
• COVID-19 Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief FAQs (Posted March 23, 2020)
• CMS QMVIG Updates: CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19 (Posted March 23, 2020)
• ESRD Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit (Posted March 20, 2020)
• The Telehealth Toolkit for General Practitioners is available from CMS. (Posted March 16, 2020)
• A fact sheet to aid Medicare providers with information relating to the pricing of both the CDC and non-CDC tests. (Posted March 12, 2020)
• Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities. (Posted March 10, 2020)

CDC Resources

• What You Should Know, Situation Updates, and Latest News and Communications (Latest Update: March 30, 2020)
• Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities (Page last reviewed: March 30, 2020)
• Information for Healthcare Professionals (Page last reviewed: March 26, 2020)
• COVID-19 Outpatient Dialysis Facility Preparedness Assessment Tool (Latest Update: March 26, 2020)
• Information for Clinicians on Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 Patients (Page last reviewed: March 26, 2020)
• Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE (Page last reviewed: March 26, 2020)
• Screening and Triage at Intake CDC recommendations for identifying, separating, and putting facemasks on those patients who are ill. (Latest Update: March 25, 2020) New Resource
• Resources for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals Preparing for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (Page last reviewed: March 25, 2020)
• The personal protective equipment (PPE) burn rate calculator is a spreadsheet-based model that provides information for healthcare facilities to plan and optimize the use of PPE for response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (Page last reviewed: March 25, 2020)
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings (Page last reviewed: March 19, 2020)
• Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or Persons Under Investigation for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Page last reviewed: March 19, 2020)
• Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) (Page last reviewed: March 16, 2020)
• Discontinuation of Home Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) (Page last reviewed: March 16, 2020)

This content from https://www.asn-online.org/ntds/

Other Resources

• Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients. 
  • Maintaining Emotional Balance in an Unbalancing Time:
    Responding to hard questions and emotional distress about COVID-19 from dialysis patients or their families
  • The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach to Conversations with Seriously Ill Patients with Kidney Disease