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Resources & Links for Providers

CMS Memo: "Key Components for Continued COVID-19 Management for Dialysis Facilities" (08/17/2020)

CMS Revised Position on Dialysis Catheter & Vascular Access Surgeries (03/26/2020)

CMS Memo: "Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in dialysis facilities" (03/10/2020)

ASN COVID-19 Toolkit for Nephrology Clinicians: Preparing for a Surge

ASN / NTDS COVID-19 Resource Page

AST COVID-19 Resource Page

CMS.gov Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit

CMS.gov Coronavirus Resource Page

HHS.gov "COVID-19 Workforce Virtual Toolkit: Resources for Healthcare Decision-Makers Responding to COVID-19 Workforce Concerns"

CDC Guidelines for COVID-19 in Outpatient Dialysis Facilities

UNOS Member Information Regarding COVID-19

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