CMS COVID-19 Resources
- ICD-10 Offical Coding and Reporting Guidelines and WHO Emergency Use ICD-10 Guidance
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- Critical clarification from CMS: PD catheter and vascular access placement is essential.
- COVID-19 Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief FAQs
- CMS QMVIG Updates: CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
- ESRD Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
- The Telehealth Toolkit for General Practitioners
- A fact sheet to aid Medicare providers with information relating to the pricing of both the CDC and non-CDC tests.
- Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities.
CDC Resources
- Discontinuation of Home Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) Sunday, May 3, 2020
- Clinical Care Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sunday, May 3, 2020
- Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation (PUI) Sunday, May 3, 2020
- Guidance for U.S. Healthcare Facilities about Coronavirus (COVID-19) Saturday, May 2, 2020
- Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) Saturday, May 2, 2020
- Ten Clinical Tips on COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers Involved in Patient Care Thursday, April 30, 2020
- Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities
- Information for Healthcare Professionals
- COVID-19 Outpatient Dialysis Facility Preparedness Assessment Tool
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
- Screening and Triage at Intake CDC recommendations for identifying, separating, and putting facemasks on those patients who are ill.
- Resources for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals Preparing for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- 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).
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
- 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
- Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance)
Resources for Patient Education
- Re-Opening America: What Patients Should Know About Seeking Healthcare also available in Spanish.
- How our facility is keeping patients safe from COVID-19: This informational handout is for dialysis facilities to share with patients and caregivers to explain how they are preparing for the possible arrival of patients with COVID-19.
- Coronavirus Disease 2019: Keeping Patients on Dialysis Safe: This handout is for patients on dialysis to learn more about what COVID-19 means for their daily activities and their dialysis treatments
- 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
- Maintaining Emotional Balance in an Unbalancing Time:
- COVID-19 Awareness Poster: To assist with the sharing of information within the dialysis facility, ASN has created a COVID-19 awareness poster for facility use.
- The COVID-19 Awareness Poster is also available in Spanish. New Resource
- Guidance on Prescriptions from HealthCare Ready
- What You Should Know, Situation Updates, and Latest News and Communications (Latest Update: March 30, 2020)
- Telemedicine tip sheet for kidney patients
- Coronvirus Anxiety Workbook a tool to help build resilience during difficult times
UNOS Transplant Resources
- Provider education: Current data on status of organ transplants and policy
- Patient education: FAQ, webinar recordings and short videos to address patient questions about the effects of COVID-19 on organ transplant
Transportation Resources