May 4-8: CMS webinars are among a slew of online-only events in healthcare finance

Even amid continuing cancellations during the coronavirus pandemic, significant healthcare finance events will occur online next week.

A range of industry groups will hold informational webinars, and CMS has several information sessions scheduled.

Information on those events is below, along with our complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of May 4.

Monday, May 4

Webinar hosted by the American Hospital Association (AHA) titled “Providing the Continuum of Outpatient Behavioral Health Services during COVID-19 Lessons from Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore.” Learn more.

Annual spring conference, WEDI 2020 Virtual, by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (through May 7). Learn more.

CANCELED: American Society for Health Care Engineering’s ASHE Academy, Nashville (through May 8). Learn more.

Tuesday, May 5

Conference call by CMS for hospitals titled “COVID-19: Office Hours.” Learn more.

Conference call by CMS for home health and hospices titled “COVID-19: Home Health and Hospice Call.” Learn more.

Webinar hosted by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) titled “Flattening the COVID-19 Curve with Virtual Care.” Learn more.

Webinar hosted by the National Association of ACOs titled “ACO Best Practices in Serious Illness Care.” Learn more.

Hearing by the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies titled “COVID-19 Response.” Learn more.

Wednesday, May 6

Webinar hosted by HFMA titled “Using the power of financial modeling to go from chaos to clarity.” 

Conference call by CMS for nursing homes titled “COVID-19: Nursing Homes Call.” Learn more.

Webinar hosted by the Brookings Institution titled “Telehealth before and after COVID-19.” Learn more.

Webinar hosted by AHIP titled “Proven Payment Integrity Solution for Genetic Test Claims.” Learn more.

Thursday, May 7

Webinar hosted by HFMA titled “Calculating the Cost of COVID-19 Cases.” 

Conference call hosted by the CMS titled “Ground Ambulance Organizations: Data Collection for Medicare Providers.” Register.

Hearing by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee titled “Shark Tank: New Tests for COVID-19.” Learn more.

Webinar hosted by AHIP titled “HL7 Da Vinci Project Overview with a Focus on Quality Measures.” Learn more.

Webinar hosted by the National Rural Health Association titled “Swing Bed and The Best Way to Improve Your Outcomes: Transitional Care developed by Mayo Clinic & Select Medical.” Learn more.

POSTPONED: AHA Executive Forum in Minneapolis: Addressing Disruption Through Innovation and Value. Learn more.

Webinar hosted by America’s Essential Hospitals titled “COVID-19: Guidance on Resuming Hospital Procedures.” Learn more.

Friday, May 8

Conference call by CMS for physicians and other clinicians titled “COVID-19: Lessons from the Front Lines.” Learn more.

Webinar hosted by the National Interoperability Collaborative titled “Getting Evidence into Practice: Lessons from the Opioid Crisis.” Learn more.