Eligible professionals may receive up to $63,750 through the Promoting Interoperability Program
EP payments will be made in alignment with the calendar year and an EP must begin receiving incentive payments no later than CY 2016.
The timeline for receiving incentive payments is illustrated below:
| Year |
CY 2011 |
CY2012 |
CY 2013 |
CY 2014 |
CY 2015 |
CY 2016 |
|---|
| CY 2011 |
$21,250 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|---|
| CY 2012 |
$8,500 |
$21,250 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|---|
| CY 2013 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$21,250 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|---|
| CY 2014 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$21,250 |
$0 |
$0 |
|---|
| CY 2015 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$21,250 |
$0 |
|---|
| CY 2016 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$21,250 |
|---|
| CY 2017 |
$0 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
|---|
| CY 2018 |
$0 |
$0 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
|---|
| CY 2019 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
|---|
| CY 2020 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$8,500 |
$8,500 |
|---|
| CY 2021 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$8,500 |
|---|
| Total |
$63,750 |
$63,750 |
$63,750 |
$63,750 |
$63,750 |
$63,750 |
|---|
Note: Pediatricians receive 2/3 of the incentive payments above. For any given year that a pediatrician attests to 30% or more Medicaid encounters, the pediatrician shall receive the full incentive above.
Eligible Hospitals' payments will vary depending on each hospital's data. For more information on how the hospital aggregate incentive amount is calculated, please review the CMS Medicaid Hospital Incentive Payment Calculations Tip Sheet (pdf).
HFS plans to disburse EH incentive payments on the following payment schedule:
Percentage of the overall EHR amount to be paid, by payment schedule and year
| Payment Schedule |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
|---|
| A |
25% |
25% |
20% |
15% |
15% |
|---|
| B |
40% |
30% |
20% |
10% |
0% |
|---|
| E |
50% |
40% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
|---|
Hospitals may qualify for an expedited schedule. See the Promoting Interoperability Program Illinois Toolkit for more information about how to qualify for the expedited schedule.
Step 2 � Determine Eligibility