Coronavirus Updates and Essential Resources for LTPAC
The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN) and its subsidiaries, the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC) and the American Association of Directors of Nursing Services (AADNS), is providing the following resources and on-going updates to LTPAC providers. Please check back daily for the latest information specific to LTPAC facilities and providers.
How To Protect Your Residents and Staff
Updates and Resources for LTPAC
AAPACN Resources
AADNS and AANAC members have access to the following articles, tools, and nursing in-service education tools; however, during this health crisis, AAPACN has made these resources available to any LTPAC provider regardless of membership status.
In-Service Education Tools
- Common Carriers of Infection Nursing In-Service Tool
- Common Infections in Nursing Facilities Nursing In-Service Tool
Tools
Articles and Podcasts
- March 26 – Podcast – COVID-19 Update
- March 25 – COVID-19 Not in Your Building? 10 Keys to Limiting Spread and Impact
- Infection Surveillance: How to Beef Up Your Program
- Optimize the Infection Preventionist’s QAPI/QAA Role
- Infection Prevention and Control Audits: Start with Hand Hygiene
CMS
Coronavirus Resources
- March 30 – Expansion Of The Accelerated And Advance Payments Program For Providers And Suppliers During COVID-19 Emergency
- March 27 – Guidance memo – Exceptions and Extensions for Quality Reporting and Value-based Purchasing Programs (PDF)
- March 27 – Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit
- March 27 – COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes
- March 27 – CMS Survey Resources File updated with COVID-19 tools
- March 27 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Enforcing Open Payments Deadlines
- March 27 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Guidance on Payment and Grace Periods, Telehealth for Private Coverage, and Prescription Drugs
- March 27 – New Guidance Regarding Enhanced Medicaid Funding for States – Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- March 27 – 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medicare Provider Enrollment Relief Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- March 27 – COVID-19 LTC-Surveyor Training
- March 26 – CMS Approves 12 Additional State Medicaid Waivers to Give States Flexibility to Address the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 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
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Long Term Care (LTC) Infection Control Worksheet – LTC Facility Self-Assessment Tool
- Emergency Preparedness Webpage
- QSO19-06-ALL – Emergency Preparedness- Updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM)
- Adult Immunization Resources for Providers
The CDC
- March 30 – CDC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
- March 27 – Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility
- March 27 – International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM); Announcement New ICD-10-CM for COVID-19
- March 27 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator
- March 24 – Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- March 24 – CDC COCA Call for March 24 Rescheduled to March 27: Underlying Medical Conditions and People at Higher Risk for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- March 23 – CDC COCA Call on March 25 – COVID-19 Update: Optimization Strategies for Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- March 23 – Information for Clinicians on Therapeutic Options for COVID-19 Patients
- March 23 – Guidance for Retirement Communities and Independent Living
- March 23 – Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities (Interim Guidance)
- March 22 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): People who are at higher risk for severe illness
- March 22 – Help Keep our Residents Safe from COVID-19 fillable letter
- March 17 – Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
- March 16 – Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (Interim Guidance)
- March 16 – CDC COCA Call on March 17 – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Information for Long-term Care Facilities
- March 13 – Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
- March 12 – CDC Webinar on March 13 at 2pm ET – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update and Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations
- March 11 – Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
- March 10 – Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
- Updated March 10 – Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or Persons Under Investigation for 2019-nCoV in Healthcare Settings
- March 7 – CDC HAN 429: Updated Guidance on Evaluating and Testing Persons for COVID-19
- Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Prevent the Spread in LTC Facilities
- Handwashing Video Library
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) About 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information for Healthcare Professionals
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resources for Healthcare Facilities [Updated March 16]
- Flowchart to Identify and Assess 2019 Novel Coronavirus
- Checklist for Healthcare Facilities: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators during the COVID-19 Response
- (Developed with CMS) – Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course
World Health Organization Resources
- March 30 – Modes of transmission of virus causing COVID-19: implications for IPC precaution recommendations
- March 6 – Mental Health Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak
- Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Other Resources
- March 30 – APIC Infection Prevention and Control free resources through Sept. 30 – from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- March 27 – Nebraska Medicine COVID-19 resources updated – from Nebraska Medicine
- 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 Door to Door Inpatient User’s Guide – 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 – COVID-19 Symptomatic Line List Template Spreadsheet – from AMDA
- 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 – PPE for the Care of Patients Infected or Suspected with COVID-19 [Video] – from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Minnesota Medical Center
- March 11 – AMDA Webinar on March 12: Our facility has COVID -19: What you should do now & how to best to prepare for a COVID outbreak – from AMDA
- March 9 – Recommendations for LTC COVID-19 – from the Washington State Department of Health
- 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
- Clean Hands Count for Safe Healthcare
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older — United States, 2020
OSHA
- COVID-19 – Overview
- Key OSHA standards for COVID-19
- Healthcare Workers and Employers
- Workers’ Rights and Employers’ Responsibilities