• CMS will hold its COVID-19 Office Hours call on Tuesday, July 28 at 5:00 pm. Call 833-614-0820 and enter access code 1492795 or register online for the audio webcast.

• HHS is holding a 10-week "telemedicine hack" learning community.

• The Baltimore City Health Department and Johns Hopkins are presenting "Love in the Time of Covid" to highlight CDC recommendations for providing sexual health services during the pandemic. The seminar will be held twice; at 12:15 pm on July 29 and again at 8:15 am on August 6.

• The Physicians Foundation is surveying physicians to learn how they are affected by and responding to the coronavirus pandemic. We encourage you to share your perspective in this 5-minute survey. The survey closes TODAY, July 24.

• National medical associations are collaborating on a survey that focuses on the challenges of providing substance use disorder care during the pandemic. If you are a physician with a DEA DATA-2000 "x-waiver" to prescribe buprenorphine, please contribute your experiences to this survey.

• The AMA has shared a collaborative telehealth impact survey to identify the challenges, barriers and benefits of telehealth implementation for physicians.

• MedChi is advocating for liability protections for healthcare workers.

• HHS has summarized the reporting requirements for Provider Relief Fund recipients.

• We are aware of several services for physicians and other health care providers who would be interested in stress relief services during the time of the pandemic. The Physician Support Line was launched on March 30 to provide free counseling to doctors facing challenges during the pandemic. Its website describes it as a “national, free, and confidential support line service made up of 600+ volunteer psychiatrists, joined together in the determined hope to provide peer support for our physician colleagues as we all navigate the COVID-19 epidemic.” More information is available at the website. The support line can be reached at 1-888-409-0141. Physicians in Maryland are reminded that stress or other issues can also be addressed by appointment through the Maryland Physicians Health Program, 410-962-5580 or 800-992-7010.