Mips Quality Measures Specifications

Please check 2019 clinical quality measure cqm specifications to see changes to existing measures made since the release of the 2018 mips measure specifications.

Mips quality measures specifications. 2020 medicare part b claims measure specifications and supporting documents zip 2020 cms web interface measure specifications and supporting documents zip 2020 quality benchmarks zip 2020 clinical quality measure specifications and supporting documents zip 2020 mips quality measures list xlsx 2020 qcdr measure specifications xlsx. It is intended to be used as a supplemental resource in conjunction with the 2019 web interface measure specifications posted in the online. The numerator options included in this specification are used to submit the quality actions as allowed by the measure. This document contains general guidance for the 2020 quality payment program qpp individual measure specifications and measure flows for mips clinical quality measures cqms submissions.

Only mips eligible apm participants are subject to mips requirements. Measure benchmarks a benchmark is a point of reference against which measures may be compared or. The quality data codes listed do not. Cms web interface measure documentation reference guide for performance year 2019 pdf.

The mips measures reference guide provides links to measure specifications in the read me tab. Please check 2019 mips quality benchmarks to determine how many points each measure can earn for a given performance. Updated 09 01 2020 2020 facility based quick start guide. This document outlines the documentation requirements for each of the 2019 cms web interface quality measures.

The listed denominator criteria are used to identify the intended patient population. The individual measure specifications are detailed descriptions of the quality measures and are intended to be utilized by individual mips. You must collect measure data for the 12 month performance period january 1 december 31 2020. Merit based incentive payment system mips quality measure data.

There are 6 collection types for quality measures. All 2019 cms mips registry and ehr quality measures can be reported with mdinteractive. Cms confirmed that the app core quality measure set replaces the current shared savings program quality measure set 2021 proposed rule p. Measure data may be submitted by individual mips eligible clinicians groups or third party intermediaries.