Arizona Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program (now called Promoting Interoperability Program)
The Arizona Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (now called Promoting Interoperability Program) will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals as they demonstrate adoption, implementation, upgrading, or meaningful use of certified EHR technology. This incentive program is designed to support providers in this period of Health IT transition and instill the use of EHRs in meaningful ways to help our nation to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient health care.
The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration (AHCCCS) is responsible for the implementation of Arizona’s Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.
The EHR Electronic Provider Incentive Payment (ePIP) System is where providers register and attest for the Arizona Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.
Click here to access the ePIP portal: ePIP System for Registration & Attestation
Click here to register: Health Current Meaningful Use Webinar Registration
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The EHR Electronic Provider Incentive Payment (ePIP) System is the official web site for the Arizona EHR Incentive Program that provides incentive payments to eligible professionals and eligible hospitals as they adopt, implement, upgrade, or demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.
ePIP is a web application that supports registration and attestation for the Arizona Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Only authorized registered providers have rights to access the ePIP System. Each provider must register in order to set-up their ePIP account. Thereafter, the provider can interface with the system, to maintain program information, attest for the program and track incentive payments activity.
Click here to access the ePIP portal: ePIP System for Registration & Attestation
Program Year 2021 is the last year for providers to receive a payment for participating in the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program.
- All providers must attest no later than October 31, 2021.
- All payments must be processed no later than December 31, 2021.
Program Year 2016 is the last year for providers to begin participating in the Medicaid Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program . All providers must meet the program requirements no later than December 31, 2016 and will have up until the attestation deadline to submit the attestation in the ePIP System.
| Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program Attestation Deadlines | ||||
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| Program Year | Attest Type | System Availability | Eligible Professionals | Eligible Hospitals |
| 2021 | MU | 04/01/2021 | 10/31/2021 | No Longer Available |
| 2020 | MU | 01/11/2021 | 10/31/2021 | No Longer Available |
| 2019 | MU | 06/11/2020 | 12/31/2020 | 09/30/2020 |
| 2018 | MU | 05/01/2019 | 12/31/2019 | 12/31/2019 |
| 2017 | AIU MU |
No Longer Available 06/01/2018 |
No Longer Available 12/31/2018 |
No Longer Available 12/31/2019 |
| 2016 | MU | 01/02/2016 | 06/30/2017 | 10/31/2019 |
| 2015 | AIU MU |
11/18/2015 05/19/2016 |
08/01/2016 | 12/31/2018 |
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Information on Eligible Professionals |
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Information on Eligible Hospitals Children’s Hospitals are a separately certified children’s hospital, either freestanding or hospital-within hospital that predominantly treats individuals under 21 years of age. |
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| Need Help with: | Contact Us: |
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| Medicaid EHR Incentive Program | AHCCCS EHR Staff 602-417-4333 |
More resources are available to help with other program related questions.
| Having Trouble with: | Help is Available: |
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| CMS Registration process | CMS EHR Information Center 888-734-6433 |
| AHCCCS Provider Number, NPI, or TIN | AHCCCS Provider Registration 602-417-7670 (option 5) Maricopa County 800-794-6862 Outside Maricopa County 800-523-0231 Out-of-State Website: AHCCCS Provider Registration Unit |
| Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) | AHCCCS Finance 602-417-5500 Website: Automated Clearing House (ACH) Vendor Authorization Form |
| ePIP System | AHCCCS EHR Staff 602-417-4333 |
| No-Cost Education & Assistance for HIT / HIE | Arizona Health-e Connection (AzHeC) 602-688-7200 Email: ehr@azhec.org |
EHR incentive payments are disbursed once per month after the State determines that the provider is eligible for payment and computed as follows:
Payment to Eligible Professionals
EP payments are predetermined based on a scheduled of 6 payments. Payments are disbursed on a rolling calendar year basis following verification of program requirements.
Participation years do not have to be consecutive but providers must begin participation in the program no later than Program Year 2016.
EP Payments PTD (External)Payment to Eligible Hospitals
EH payments are determined based on a formula and disbursed over a 4-year period on a Federal Fiscal Year basis following verification of program requirements.
Participation years do not have to be consecutive prior to Program Year 2016 but hospitals must begin participation in the program no later than Program Year 2016 and continue to participate each year thereafter to be eligible for payment.
EH Payments PTD (External)AHCCCS issues Form 1099 to payees (monetary recipients) of EHR Incentive payments. If an Eligible Professional (EP) is reassigning a payment to his/her practice, the EP is personally required to attest that he/she is aware of the payment reassignment and that the reassignment falls within the guidelines issued by the IRS. For more information, please visit our EHR News and Updates page.
