Index

MIPS - Improvement Activities

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Measure ID Title Description Weight Subcategory ID
IA_BE_23 Integration of patient coaching practices between visits Provide coaching between visits with follow-up on care plan and goals. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_22 Improved practices that engage patients pre-visit Provide a pre-visit development of a shared visit agenda with the patient. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_21 Improved practices that disseminate appropriate self-management materials Provide self-management materials at an appropriate literacy level and in an appropriate language. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_20 Implementation of condition-specific chronic disease self-management support programs Provide condition-specific chronic disease self-management support programs or coaching or link patients to those programs in the community. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_2 Use of QCDR to support clinical decision making Participation in a QCDR, demonstrating performance of activities that promote implementation of shared clinical decision making capabilities. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_19 Use group visits for common chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes). Use group visits for common chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes). Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_18 Provide peer-led support for self-management. Provide peer-led support for self-management. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_17 Use of tools to assist patient self-management Use tools to assist patients in assessing their need for support for self-management (e.g., the Patient Activation Measure or How's My Health). Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_16 Evidenced-based techniques to promote self-management into usual care Incorporate evidence-based techniques to promote self-management into usual care, using techniques such as goal setting with structured follow-up, Teach Back, action planning or motivational interviewing. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_15 Engagement of patients, family and caregivers in developing a plan of care Engage patients, family and caregivers in developing a plan of care and prioritizing their goals for action, documented in the certified EHR technology. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_14 Engage patients and families to guide improvement in the system of care. Engage patients and families to guide improvement in the system of care. Medium Beneficiary Engagement
IA_BE_13 Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms. Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms. Medium Beneficiary Engagement

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