- Quality - 65% of total score: Report 6 measures, including one Outcome or other High Priority measure for 12 months on at least 70% of eligible encounters to possibly earn more than 3 points on a measure. Note: Small practices (less than 16 in the practice) can earn 3 points on a measure if at least 1 eligible case is reported. Suggestions for your specialty include, but are not limited to, the following: ID:130NQF:0419eeMeasure ID:CMS68v10High Priority:Yes
2021 MIPS Measure #130: Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter.
Measure Type- Process
Specialty- Allergy/Immunology
- Audiology
- Cardiology
- Clinical Social Work
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Family Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Hospitalists
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Mental/Behavioral Health
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nutrition/Dietician
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Oncology/Hematology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Physical Medicine
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Plastic Surgery
- Preventive Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
- Speech/Language Pathology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urgent Care
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
ID:134NQF:0418eMeasure ID:CMS2v10High Priority:No2021 MIPS Measure #134: Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan
Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or up to 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age-appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the eligible encounter
Measure Type- Process
Specialty- Audiology
- Clinical Social Work
- Endocrinology
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Mental/Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Preventive Medicine
- Speech/Language Pathology
ID:154NQF:0101eMeasure ID:High Priority:Yes2021 MIPS Measure #154: Falls: Risk Assessment
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls that had a risk assessment for falls completed within 12 months
Measure Type- Process
SpecificationsSpecialty- Audiology
- Family Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Physical Medicine
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Preventive Medicine
- Skilled Nursing Facility
ID:155NQF:0101eMeasure ID:High Priority:Yes2021 MIPS Measure #155: Falls: Plan of Care
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls that had a plan of care for falls documented within 12 months
Measure Type- Process
SpecificationsSpecialty- Audiology
- Family Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Physical Medicine
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Preventive Medicine
- Skilled Nursing Facility
ID:181NQF:eMeasure ID:High Priority:Yes2021 MIPS Measure #181: Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a documented elder maltreatment screen using an Elder Maltreatment Screening tool on the date of encounter AND a documented follow-up plan on the date of the positive screen
Measure Type- Process
SpecificationsSpecialty- Audiology
- Clinical Social Work
- Family Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Internal Medicine
- Mental/Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Nutrition/Dietician
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Speech/Language Pathology
ID:182NQF:2624eMeasure ID:High Priority:Yes2021 MIPS Measure #182: Functional Outcome Assessment
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older with documentation of a current functional outcome assessment using a standardized functional outcome assessment tool on the date of the encounter AND documentation of a care plan based on identified functional outcome deficiencies on the date of the identified deficiencies.
Measure Type- Process
SpecificationsSpecialty- Audiology
- Chiropractic Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Nephrology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Physical Medicine
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Preventive Medicine
- Speech/Language Pathology
ID:226NQF:0028eMeasure ID:CMS138v9High Priority:No2021 MIPS Measure #226: Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 12 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user
Measure Type- Process
Specialty- Allergy/Immunology
- Audiology
- Cardiology
- Clinical Social Work
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Family Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Internal Medicine
- Mental/Behavioral Health
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Oncology/Hematology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Physical Medicine
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Plastic Surgery
- Podiatry
- Preventive Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
- Speech/Language Pathology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urgent Care
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
ID:261NQF:eMeasure ID:High Priority:Yes2021 MIPS Measure #261: Referral for Otologic Evaluation for Patients with Acute or Chronic Dizziness
Percentage of patients aged birth and older referred to a physician (preferably a physician specially trained in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation subsequent to an audiologic evaluation after presenting with acute or chronic dizziness
Measure Type- Process
SpecificationsSpecialty- Audiology
ID:318NQF:0101eMeasure ID:CMS139v9High Priority:Yes2021 MIPS Measure #318: Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period
Measure Type- Process
SpecificationsSpecialty- Audiology
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- IA: Improvement Activities - 15% of total score: Attest that you completed up to 2 high-weighted activities or 4 medium-weighted activities for a minimum of 90 days. Groups with 15 or fewer participants or if you are in a rural or health professional shortage area, attest that you completed 1 high-weighted or 2 medium-weighted activities for a minimum of 90 days. A group can attest to an activity when at least 50% of the clinicians in the group perform the same activity during any continuous 90-day period (or as specified in the activity description) in the same performance year. There are over 90 possible measures to choose from. The following are suggestions only:
- IA_EPA_3 - Collection and use of patient experience and satisfaction data on access (medium weighted).
- IA_AHE_6 -Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians (high weighted).
- IA_BE_6 -Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement (high weighted).
- IA_BE_15 -Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care (medium weighted).
- IA_CC_13 -Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information (medium weighted).
- IA_EPA_2-Use of telehealth services that expand practice access (high weighted).
- IA_AHE_1 - Engagement of new Medicaid patients and follow-up (high-weighted).
- IA_BE_14 Engage patients and families to guide improvement in the system of care (high weighted).
- IA_CC_8 - Implementation of documentation improvements for practice/process improvements (medium weighted).
- IA_CC_2 - Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results (medium weighted).