MIPS Quality measure replaced the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). The physicians are required to report data for six measures (with one outcome measure) for sixty percent of the patients throughout the performance year.
This category weighs for 45% of the total MIPS score.
Formerly known as Advancing Care Information (ACI), this category addresses patient engagement and interoperability issues. Eligible clinicians are required to report a single set of PI measures via the 2015 CEHRT edition to be successful in this category.
This category weighs 25% of the total MIPS score.
This performance category counts for the quality of healthcare delivery to patients, and clinicians can show improvement in predetermined activities related to their practice specialty and patient population.
This category weighs for 15% of the total MIPS score.
For two years now, this category has been calculated for the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) measure, the Total per Capita Cost measure, and eight episode-based measures (when applicable). Physicians don’t have to specifically report for this category, but data is captured through administrative claims.
This category weighs for 15% of the total MIPS score.