CMS Cross-Cutting Initiative: Supporting Health Care Resiliency Fact Sheets Published

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the “Supporting Health Care Resiliency” cross-cutting initiative (CCI), along with updated guidance to help health care providers prepare for the ending of the COVID-19 public health emergency. CMS is taking these steps to continue to protect people and restore standards for compliance with CMS requirements.

Please review the attached blog and below web links explaining the coming changes for each provider type and a CCI fact sheet.

Web links:

CMS Blog: https://www.cms.gov/blog/creating-roadmap-end-covid-19-public-health-emergency

CCI Fact Sheet: www.cms.gov/files/document/health-care-system-resiliency-fact-sheet.pdf

COVID-19 fact sheets for each provider type: https://www.cms.gov/coronavirus-waivers

Updated waiver document: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-19-emergency-declaration-waivers.pdf