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COVID-19
COVID-19 Resources for Members
The Society for Vascular Surgery has collected a number of resources to provide information on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its impact.
Advocacy Guidelines&Tools Associated Resources Other
A Message From SVS President, Dr. Kim Hodgson
Advocacy
CMS Regulatory Changes
The CMS issued an interim final rule on Monday, March 30, detailing new rules to equip the American healthcare system with flexibility to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These temporary changes will apply immediately across the entire U.S. healthcare system for the duration of the emergency declaration. Below is an SVS summary of the action and useful links.
- SVS Summary of CMS Activities
- Physicians and Other Clinicians: CMS Flexibilities to Fight COVID-19
- CMS Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
- Trump Administration Makes Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge
- Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- CMS Announces Relief for Clinicians, Providers, Hospitals and Facilities Participating in Quality Reporting Programs in Response to COVID-19
CARES Act
Cares Act Overview & Summary
- SVS Summary of the CARES Act; Physicians Can Get Financial Help to Support Practices
- AMA Summary of the CARES Act
- CARES Act (section-by-section)
- Coronavirus Supplemental Appropriations Summary
Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program
- Fact Sheet: Expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payments Program for Providers and Suppliers during COVID-19 Emergency
- List of Regional MACs by Name and State
SBA Loan Programs: Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
- Small Business Provisions in CARES Act
- Title 1 - Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act Section-by-Section
- Small Business Payment Protection Program Overview
- Paycheck Protection Program FAQs for Small Businesses
- Overview of SBA Coronavirus Relief Options
- EIDL Assistance Information & Applications
- PPP Information & Applications
- PPP Information for Lenders
- PPP Information for Borrowers
- PPP Application for Borrowers
Small Business Tax Provisions
COVID-19 Resources
- Bulletin: ACS COVID-19 Update—March 27
- CMS Consolidates Fact Sheets, Press Releases and Website Links to one Emergency Page
Surgical Advocacy During COVID-19
Clinical Practice
Guidelines & Tools
Vascular Surgery Triage Guidelines
Guidance in triaging vascular surgery patients’ procedures during the pandemic, developed by the SVS Clinical Practice Council:
Telemedicine Guides
- SVS HIT Task Force Telemedicine Primer
- Mundaii.com - FREE telemedicine services (not SVS reviewed or endorsed):
Handbook on COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment
The Handbook on COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment shares the COVID-19 experiences of healthcare colleagues around the world who have been battling the virus. While not covering vascular surgery specifically, the handbook is a useful general resource, with valuable information for providers and systems on the front lines.
Associated Resources
AMA Resource Center for Physicians (website)
The American College of Surgeons (website)
- Information for Surgeons
- Guidance for Triage of Non-Emergent Surgical Procedures
- ACS Surgeon Well-Being Index, a free resource to Fellows, Associate Fellows and resident surgeons in the United States and Canada, and much more
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (website)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (website)
- CMS Recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical, Surgical and Dental Procedures During COVID-19 Response
- CMS Partner Toolkit, including:
- Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet (pdf)
- General information and updates
- Waivers
- Guidance for health care providers and facilities, for labs and for PACE organizations
- Billing & Coding guidance, and more
FDA Press Announcements (website)
- FDA Guidance for Conducting Clinical Trials
- FDA Allows Expanded use of Devices to Monitor Patients’ Vital Signs Remotely
Public Health Agency of Canada (website)
The U.S. Government, coronavirus.gov (website)
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (website)
Your State Department of Public Health
World Health Organization (website)
Other
SVS Town Halls
Early Vascular Surgeon Experiences with COVID-19 (3.27.2020)
CMS COVID-19 Stakeholder Calls
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has been hosting regular calls with a variety of clinicians, hospitals, other facilities, and states to keep stakeholders updated on their COVID-19 efforts. All recordings of the calls along with transcripts can be found below and on their Podcast and Transcripts page.
- CMS National Stakeholder Call with Administrator Seema Verma (ZIP) (3.31.2020)
- CCSQ Call with Home Health and Hospice Providers (ZIP) (3.31.2020)
- CMS Call with Hospitals and Health Systems (Audio Only) (3.31.2020)
- CMS Call on Theraputics (Audio Only) (3.28.2020)
- CMS Medicaid & CHIP All State Call (Audio Only) (3.27.2020)
- CMS Medicaid & CHIP All State Call (Audio Only) (3.24.2020)
- CMS Call, Lessons from the Front Line (Audio Only) (3.24.2020)
- CMS Medicaid & CHIP All State Call (Audio Only) (3.20.2020)
- CMS Medicaid & CHIP All State Call (ZIP) (3.17.2020)
- Transcript, Audio File- OA Stakeholder Call (ZIP) (3.16.2020)
- Transcript, Audio File- OA Stakeholder Call (ZIP) (3.13.2020)
A Message From SVS President, Dr. Kim Hodgson
A bridge over troubled waters: Read the letter from SVS President Dr. Kim Hodgson on how the SVS is working and communicating with members during this time.
The links provided above are for convenience only and should not be considered an endorsement of the content therein. We will continue to add links and information as they become available.
