MIPS: Call for Advancing Care Information Measures and Improvement Activities

February 9, 2018
Policy Snapshot
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA), Merit-Based Incentive Program Payment System (MIPS), Quality Payment Program (QPP), Electronic Health Records (EHR)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is once again seeking input for additional Advancing Care Information (ACI) measures and improvement activities (IAs) for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Review the Call for Measures and Activities Overview fact sheet for more information:

  • Improvement Activities Performance Category: Submission period from February 1 to March 1, 2018, for 2019 activities
  • Advancing Care Information Performance Category: Submission period from February 1 to June 29, 2018, for 2020 measures

Last year the Society successfully advocated with CMS to include additional IAs including Partnership to Improve Dementia Care, Antibiotic Stewardship and others that are available for 2018 reporting. The Society will once again submit additional measures as appropriate.