COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR THE NAMSS COMMUNITY

NAMSS is monitoring the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and is committed to serving you and the medical services profession. We will continue to share useful resources and information for our members and colleagues, including:

COVID-19 Resources

• A Sample Disaster Credentialing Policy 
• AANP - COVID-19 State Emergency Response: Temporarily Suspended and Waived Practice Agreement Requirements
• ABMS Statement on Competency-Based Medical Education during COVID-19 Residency and Fellowship Disruptions
• ABMS Statement to DIOs Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• AHA - CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Car Guidance on Extensions
• AMA - COVID-19 Volunteer Guide for Health Care Professionals
• CMS - COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
• CMS Expands Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers
• CMS Hospital Survey Priorities

• CMS Provides Hospitals Flexibilities to Support COVID-19 Efforts

• CMS Recommendations on Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19 Health Services

• CMS Releases COVID-19 Interim Final Rule and Updates Flexibilities

• CMS - Trump Administration Acts to Ensure U.S. Healthcare Facilities Can Maximize Frontline Workforces to Confront COVID-19 Crisis

• Coronavirus: 6 Considerations for Retired Physicians Seeking to Help by Christopher Cheney, HealthLeaders, April 2, 2020
• COVID-19: Dramatic Changes to Telepsychiatry Rules and Regs by Medscape - Mar 26, 2020
• DEA Emergency Disaster Relief
• The Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals
• FSMB COVID-19 Resources Page includes information on:
  • States Expediting Licensure for Inactive/Retired Licensees
  • States Waiving Licensure Requirements in Response to COVID-19
  • States Waiving Teleheath Licensure Requirements
• FSMB to Expand Hospital Access to Physician Data Center (PDC)
• Remedial Courses for Physicians - FSMB

• A Guide to Emergency Credentialing and Privileging for Healthcare Staff During COVID-19 Pandemic

• Guidelines for Reopening the Government

• Healthcare Groups Call Upon Federal Government to Address PPE and Medical Equipment Shortages

• HHS Issues Section 1135 Waiver, and CMS Issues Blanket Waivers of Health Care Laws, in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency The National Law Review, March 16, 2020

• HHS Telehealth Resource Page

• HRSA Temporarily Waives NPDB Query Fees

• Joint Commission extends suspension of regular surveys until end of May

• Joint Commission Issues Statement on Homemade Personal Protective Equipment

• The Joint Commission - Some survey and review activities to resume in June — with some changes to protect safety

• The Joint Commission Provides a Follow-Up FAQ to Its Homemade Face Masks Statement

• The Joint Commission Statement by Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Executive, March 16, 2020

• Joint Commission Statement on Mental Health Care for Providers and Healthcare Staff

• The Joint Commission suspends regular surveys by Anuja Vaidya, Becker’s Hospital Review, March 17, 2020

• Medicare Clarifies Recognition of Interstate License Compacts

• Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet

• Member Telemedicine Credentialing Resource: NAMSS-ATA Credentialing by Proxy Guidebook

• NAMSS and ATA Host Webinar: Telemedicine Legal Considerations: Credentialing by Proxy

• NAMSS-ATA Credentialing by Proxy Guide 
• NAMSS Facebook Group 
• NAMSS PASS
• NCQA COVID-19 Resources - including infromation on Accreditation Requirements
• NPDB's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
• One Member's Experience During a Disaster previously shared in Synergy 

• Physicians can practice across state lines; CMS urges hospitals to stop elective procedures by Gabrielle Masson, Becker’s Hospital Review, March 18, 2020

• ​Privileging Requirements When Providing Services via Telehealth Links During a Disaster

• Reappointment and Re-privileging Time Period During a Disaster

• Requirements for Granting Privileges During a Disaster

• Sample Disaster Privileges Form to Be Used within a Healthcare System

• Sample Medical Staff Services Remote Working Agreement

• Example list of IT equipment package

• Sample MSSD Work From Home Agreement

• Tips for Updating Job Descriptions with Remote Language

• Virtual Meetings Tips

• Remote staff engagement: game

• Make telework work--for your team | Advisory Board

• Time Study and Job Analysis Tool to monitor staff productivity

• Example CVO Department Key Perfomance Indicators/Metrics Report

• Example Medical Staff Department Key Performance Indicators/Metrics Report

• Credentialing Aging Reports - Template

• Provider Enrollment Aging Reports - Template

• Credentialing Weekly File Turnover - Template

• ECHO Production Data - Template

• Provider Enrollment Weekly Enrollments - Template

• The Secretary of Health and Human Services Letter from Alex M. Azar II, March 24, 2020

• State Health Department Updates
• Subscribe to The Joint Commission E-Alerts

• As U.S. Licensing Authorities Seek to Expand Workforces, ECFMG|FAIMER Can Verify IMGs by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, April 8, 2020

• MSP Temporary Staffing Agencies

  • Hardenbergh Group

  • Interim HealthCare

  • The Greeley Company

  • Galileo Search ​

Last updated 8/7/2020

For more information on COVID-19, visit:

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

NAMSS COVID-19 Town Hall Recordings

NAMSS COVID-19 Town Hall I

Recorded April 3, 2020

NAMSS COVID-19 Town Hall II

Recorded May 1, 2020

• A free recording of the NAMSS COVID-19 Town Hall II is now available!