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L.A. Care Health PlanMedicaid · Administrative · Provider Communication · CALow impact

Health Information Exchange (HIE) Adoption Incentive Program for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)

Effective date
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Identified
Jun 20, 2026

Summary

L.A. Care offered a fixed $7,000.00 Health Information Exchange (HIE) Adoption Incentive to contracted hospitals and acute care facilities in Los Angeles County that join the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Exchange Framework and an HIE, either LANES or Collective Medical Technology (CMT)/PointClickCare (PCC). Recipients must complete three milestones within the 12-month incentive term: sign the Data Sharing Agreement with CalHHS, finalize the Business Associate and Participation Agreement with LANES or CMT/PCC, and exchange Admission, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) and Continuity of Care Documents (CCDs). The incentive may only be used for first-year subscription costs and set-up costs for onboarding. L.A. Care may recoup all or part of the incentive from future capitation or claim payments. This is from a 2024 request for applications, so check current applicability with L.A. Care before acting.

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What to do

Action · 11 steps
01REQUIREMENTS: The application deadline was 5pm on June 17, 2024, and the first report was due August 1, 2024.
02Both dates have passed, so check current applicability with L.A.
03Care before completing any step.
04Applicants must submit the fillable PDF application by email to strategicinvestments@lacare.org, because Word application submissions will not be accepted.
05Providers must commit to completing all three milestones during the 12-month incentive term to receive the full incentive and avoid recoupment: sign the Data Sharing Agreement with CalHHS, finalize the Business Associate and Participation Agreement with LANES or CMT/PCC, and exchange ADT and CCD documents with LANES or CMT/PCC.
06Prepare the progress reports using L.A.
07Care's progress report template and any other requirements imposed by DHCS, and deliver the second report within 30 calendar days from the incentive term date.
08Failure to submit reports on time may affect receipt of the incentive and may disqualify the provider from future incentive payments.
09Use the incentive only for first-year subscription and onboarding set-up costs.
10If L.A.
11Care issues a recoupment notice, it may deduct 10% of each monthly capitation or claim payment until the full recoupment is reached, and it gives written notice ten calendar days before any deduction, which the provider may dispute before the deduction is made.

Original notice

Health Information Exchange (HIE) Adoption Incentive Program for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
lacare.org · Always check the source before changing claims.
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