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Community Resources

Qsource ESRD Networks remain dedicated to dialysis facilities and patients during the COVD-19 pandemic. We are here to provide support in maintaining quality of care for ESRD patients and to provide resources from credible sources to assist you with management of COVID-19.

Online Support and Counseling There are numerous online support communities and emotional support hotlines to help you if you are quarantined or remaining isolated at home. 7 Cups connects you to trained, caring listeners for free emotional support and counseling. Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation In the event of an infectious disease outbreak, local officials may require the public to take measures to limit and control the spread of the disease. This tip sheet provides information about social distancing, quarantine, and isolation.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Video Watch Five Things About Staying Mentally Healthy During the COVID-19 Outbreak .

Patient Resources

Credible COVID-19 Information During this pandemic, it is especially important for dialysis patients to take actions to keep themselves safe. Patients may turn to family and friends for information, but they may not always know the most up-to-date information for kidney patients. This resource will help your patients turn to credible sources of information. Please print and share this valuable information from the ESRD NCC with your patients.

ESRD NCC Quickinars Patients are encouraged to join the ESRD NCC’s COVID-19 Weekly Quickinars for People with Kidney Disease. These 30 minute events feature patient advocates and subject matter experts presenting on timely COVID-19 topics and answering your questions. Please share this flyer with your patients. Date: Every Tuesday Time: 4-4:30 p.m. CT Register for Quickinars Living Well During COVID-19 Dialysis Patient Citizen is hosting a patient webinar titled Living Well During COVID-19: How to Cope and Manage your Emotions. Please share with your staff and patients and help them register.    Date: Thursday, May 28 Time: 11:30 a.m. CT Register Now

Peer Connection Calls Help your patients ease the feeling of isolation by inviting them to join a Peer Connection call with the Network. This will require minimal burden from clinic staff and will allow patients to speak to a group of their peers.    NW 10 (IL) Facility Peer Representative Connection Call Schedule  NW 12 (IA, KS, MO, NE) Network Patient Representative Connection Call Schedule

Provider Resources

Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created this web page to assist healthcare facilities in mitigating healthcare personnel staffing shortages that might occur because of COVID-19. Standing Up for Patients During the Crisis Tod Ibrahim talks to Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation, about what NKF is doing to educate and advocate for kidney patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the podcast .

Safe Respirator Usage When Supplies are Short This video , produced by ECRI, provides recommendations on how to use N95 respirators safely when normal procedures are challenging due to shortages. Fight the Stigma Associated With COVID-19 Words matter! Stigma can isolate people, prevent them from seeking medical care, and adopt healthy behaviors. Learn more about how you can help to tackle stigma associated with COVID-19.

New International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Codes for COVID-19 EQRS/CROWNWeb has been updated to reflect the ICD-10 codes for COVID-19.  The following codes have been added to ICD-10 reference tables: U07.1 COVID19 The following codes have been added to cause of death codes: COVID19

CMS Press Releases Looking for a specific press release or information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid? For a complete and updated list of CMS actions, and other information specific to CMS, please visit the   Current Emergencies Website .

Qsource ESRD Networks COVID-19 Information Qsource ESRD Networks Qsource ESRD Networks are actively monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and impact for the kidney community and have put in place necessary measures to protect our workplaces, our staff and their families. At the same time, we continue to serve and support patients, healthcare partners and stakeholders, as we work together through the coronavirus pandemic to ensure the very best outcomes possible for our communities. This webpage shares important news, information and updates directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and from state and local health authorities. As new information becomes available, we will post it here .

This newsletter was prepared and distributed by Qsource ESRD Network 10 under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (contract number HHSM-500-2016-00010C and HHSM-500-2016-00012C). The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 20.Q-ESRD.05.066

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