Date: June 16, 2021
To: Ambulatory/Primary
Care Providers: Physicians, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants,
Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, Encounter Rate
Clinics, Substance Use Disorder Providers, School-Based/Linked Health Centers,
Community Mental Health Centers, Behavioral Health Clinics, Community Mental
Health Providers, and Other Providers Engaged in Care Coordination for Medicaid
Customers
Re: Implementation of HealthChoice Illinois Admission,
Discharge and Transfer (ADT) Platform
This
notice provides guidance to ambulatory/community providers regarding the
implementation of HealthChoice Illinois ADT, HFS’ statewide technology platform,
to facilitate transmission of HL7 formatted messages from hospitals, skilled
nursing facilities and other institutions and notify ambulatory/community
providers of patient admissions, discharges and transfers to improve care
coordination and quality of care.
The
functionality of this technology platform will support Illinois’ 2021-24
Comprehensive Medical Programs Quality Strategy.
Illinois
providers enrolled in the IMPACT system and engaged in care coordination
services for Medicaid customers will be eligible to subscribe to HealthChoice
Illinois ADT to receive ADT notifications for their patients. It is
anticipated that onboarding of ambulatory/community providers will begin in
August or September 2021. Onboarding packets were sent to the Department’s
managed care plans on May 27, 2021. Additional information on the impact to the
managed care plans will be provided at a later date.
Ambulatory/community
providers are asked to complete a short survey to assist HFS in determining
provider readiness and technology resources. Please access the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DGJQDZB. Providers
are requested to complete the survey by Friday, July 9, 2021.
HFS will
host two online demonstrations of the technology platform for providers engaged
in care coordination. The content of both sessions will be the same. Interested
providers are encouraged to attend.
Thursday,
June 24, 2021 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Central
Meeting Link
Meeting number (access code):
177 882 1074
Meeting password: cwMUDMKc582
Join by phone: 1-312-535-8110
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Friday,
June 25, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central
Meeting Link
Meeting number (access code):
177 177 3947
Meeting password: phAua3jbd93
Join by phone: 1-312-535-8110
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More
information about this initiative is available at https://www.illinois.gov/hfs/healthchoiceadt/Pages/default.aspx
Kelly Cunningham, Administrator
Division of Medical Programs