March 20 ,2019-In This Issue
TI YEAR 2 PAYMENTS
 
TI year 2 incentive payments are expected to be made to TI program participants by their contracted MCOs in late April/early May of 2019.

RECENT CHANGES TO YEAR 3 MILESTONES

Modifications have been made to some of the Targeted Investments (TI) Year 3 milestones. Please click on your organization's Area of Concentration to view them. They are available on the TI home page .


**It is important that TI Participants check the TI web page on a weekly basis for program information and updates to Core Component documents. Be sure to check the version date of each document to ensure you are referencing the latest version**
 

TARGETED INVESTMENTS YEAR 3 TIPS

MEMBER AND FAMILY EXPERIENCE SURVEY

Please use AHCCCS identified survey questions for  CC#10 for Adult, Pediatric PCP and Justice, CC#6 for Adult BH and CC#7 for Pediatric BH  Areas of Concentration. The links to survey questions are available under the Milestone Measurement Period 2 section [Year 3] in the Core Component document on TI Web page.

ASD RESOURCES ADULT AND PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTICIPANTS 

AHCCCS has assembled a list of resources to help participants meet the ASD related Milestones under the Pediatric BH and PCP Areas of Concentration. To make use of these resources, please visit the  Resource Links page at the end of the Core Component documents and the footnote under the Milestone in the Core Component document on the Targeted Investments web page.

SELF-AUDITS

AHCCCS has posted self-audit resources on the TI web page to provide guidance to participants on performing them. They are available under the Training and Education tab on the TI web page. Click here to access it.

NOTE: Please ensure that all the data required to perform self audits can be tracked by your organization.

BH CC#2 and JUSTICE CC#4

Please note that the self-audit percentage target for Adult and Pediatric Behavioral health CC#2 and Justice CC#4 have been changed to 70%.


DON'T DELAY!!

In order to successfully achieve TI Year 3 Milestones, your organization should now be actively working on the Milestones. Many Year 3 Milestones require a longer lead time than Year 2 Milestones. For Primary care and Justice participants, CC#3 due date is coming up in May. Please refer to the Core Component documents for resources and information.

DON'T PRINT THE CORE COMPONENT DOCUMENTS!!
 
The most up to date Milestone documents versions are on the TI Web page. We strongly recommend you to refer to the TI Web page to access them every time to ensure you are referring to the most up to date TI requirements. The TI team will notify you of Milestone revisions, which can occur intermittently as clarification or if additional detail is needed. And always be sure to check the version date at the end of each document to ensure you are referencing the latest version.

**The Document Validation Criteria which includes the required elements for each uploaded document for TI Year 3 Milestones will be posted on the TI Web page shortly**

WEB PAGE UPDATES

TI Year 2 resources can be found under Plans and Providers → Targeted Investments on the   AHCCCS Archive Page.


SDOH "Z" CODES

AHCCCS uses Social Determinants of Health(SDOH) diagnosis codes reported on applicable claims to track member outcomes where possible. AHCCCS requires the usage of these codes as part of AHCCCS' efforts in developing a streamlined method of collecting and tracking member outcomes. 
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RELOCATED YOUR TI SITE, OPTED OUT OR CHANGED OWNERSHIP/PROVIDER TYPE ?
 
In order for you to receive your TI Year 2 payment in a timely manner, we need to know if your organization anticipates relocating, merging, closing a TI Participating site(s) or merging with other organizations throughout the duration of the program. If yes, please do the following:
 
1) Notify AHCCCS Provider Registration and take the necessary steps outlined by Provider Registration.
 
2) Notify the TI Team at targetedinvestments@azahcccs.gov of the change or when the change will occur.
 
If you plan to no longer participate in the TI Program, we would greatly appreciate you notifying us at:
 

 

Targeted Investments Project Management Team :
 
George Jacobson, Project Manager
 
Alexa Kaumaya, Project Coordinator
 
Shreya Prakash, Project Coordinator