CMS has extended the 2023 MIPS submission deadline to April 15, 2024.

Purchase your MIPSpro license by April 1 for access to Customer Support during submission season.

Act fast – time is running out!

34
Days
:
 
03
Hours
:
 
59
Minutes
:
 
46
Seconds

You missed out!

Promoting interoperability performance category2019 MIPS

  • Must report on all  required measures  across the 4 objectives in order to receive category credit.
  • Performance is measured over at least 90 consecutive days.
  • If a clinician fails to report on a required measure or claim an exclusion (if applicable), the clinician will not receive a score for the PI performance category. 
  • Must use 2015 CEHRT in order to receive category credit. Check CEHRT edition >

Changes from 2018 PI Reporting

  • “Base,” “performance,” and “bonus” measures replaced with one set of objectives and measures based on 2015 CEHRT
  • All clinicians required to report the same measure set consisting of 6 measures from 4 objectives to receive a PI score unless an exclusion is claimed (if applicable)
  • Performance based on the numerator/denominator of each measure, except for the measures associated with the Public Health and Clinical Data Exchange & Protect Patient Health Information objectives, which require “yes or no” submissions
  • Points now reweighted to other measures when exclusions are applicable
  • Two new optional bonus measures: Opioid Treatment Agreement & Query of PDMP
  • Removed 2015 Edition CEHRT bonus; eligible clinicians required to use a 2015 Edition CEHRT in 2019
  • New hardship exception for clinicians in small practices (15 or fewer clinicians)
  • Exclusions added for the ePrescribing and Health Information Exchange measures

Webinars:Navigating MIPS in 2019

DOWNLOAD OR ATTEND LIVE SESSIONS

Promoting Interoperability Submission Options & Scoring

  • SCoring
  • Submission

PI Final Score

Performance is calculated using the numerator/denominator of each measure, except for the measures associated with the Public Health and Clinical Data Exchange objective, which require “yes or no” submissions.

The performance rate corresponds to a point value, and the points for each measure are added together to calculate a Promoting Interoperability performance category score of up to 110 possible points.

Objective

Measure

Performance

Maximum Points

e-Prescribing

e-Prescribing

Numerator/Denominator

10 points*

Bonus: Query of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Numerator/Denominator

5 bonus points

Bonus: Verify Opioid Treatment Agreement Measure

Numerator/Denominator

5 bonus points

Health Information Exchange

Support Electronic Referral Loops by Sending Health Information

Numerator/Denominator

20 points

Support Electronic Referral Loops by Receiving and Incorporating Health Information

Numerator/Denominator

20 points*

Provider to Patient Exchange

Provide Patients Electronic Access to their Health Information

Numerator/Denominator

40 points

Public Health and  Clinical Data Exchange

Choose 2 of the following:

Immunization Registry Reporting

Syndromic Surveillance Reporting

Electronic Case Reporting

Public Health Registry Reporting

Clinical Data Registry Reporting

Yes/No

10 points

Protect Patient Health Information

Security Risk Analysis

Yes/No

0 points**

* Exclusions available

*Security Risk Analysis remains part of the requirements for the Promoting Interoperability performance category, but will no longer be scored as a measure.

An organization may choose to submit measure data to CMS as an individual or as a group through any the options below.

Method

Individual Submisson

Group Submission

Qualified Registry

QCDR

EHR

CMS Web Interface

Stay up to date with the latest news regarding MACRA and MIPS.

The Healthmonix Advisor is a free weekly news source, connecting you to the latest updates in the value-based care industry.