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MVP: Complete Ophthalmologic Care

Most applicable medical specialty(s):

Ophthalmology, Optometry

The Complete Ophthalmologic Care MVP assesses meaningful outcomes in cataract, glaucoma, retinal detachment, and broadly applicable ocular care.

Quality

To fulfill quality requirements:

  1. You must select 4 quality measures from the list below
    (exception for clinicians in a small practice – see # 3 below)
  2. At least 1 measure must be an outcome measure
    • If no outcome measures are available, you may report a high priority measure.
    • This MVP includes an outcome measure calculated by CMS through administrative claims. If you
      select it as 1 of your 4 required quality measures, this must be included in your MVP registration.

      TIP: Before selecting an outcomes-based administrative claims measure, make sure your patient population will allow you to meet the case minimum; if not, you’ll receive 0 achievement points for the measure. If you’re unsure if you’ll meet the case minimum, you may want to report an additional outcome measure.
  3. If you are part of a small practice (i.e., 15 or fewer clinicians) reporting quality measures through Medicare Part B claims, you don’t need to report additional measures beyond the Medicare Part B claims measures available in this MVP. Reporting all of the Medicare Part B claims measures in this MVP will fulfill your quality reporting requirements.
  4. You must collect data for each measure for the 12-month performance period of the associated performance year (e.g., January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024).

TIP: For small practices (participating at the individual, group or subgroup level) reporting Medicare Part B claims measures: To meet data completeness requirements, you’ll need to start reporting the Medicare Part B claims measures in your selected MVP in January 2024, prior to the MVP registration period.

TIP: Make sure that you select measures that are appropriate to your patient population. Measures that don’t meet case minimum or data completeness criteria will earn zero points.

Quality Measures (MVP ID: G0055)

IDTitleSpecs
012Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve EvaluationDetails
019Diabetic Retinopathy: Communication with the Physician Managing Ongoing Diabetes CareDetails
117Diabetes: Eye ExamDetails
130Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical RecordDetails
141Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Reduction of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) by 20% OR Documentation of a Plan of Care.Details
191Cataracts: 20/40 or Better Visual Acuity within 90 Days Following Cataract SurgeryDetails
226Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation InterventionDetails
303Cataracts: Improvement in Patient’s Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract SurgeryDetails
304Cataracts: Patient Satisfaction within 90 Days Following Cataract SurgeryDetails
374Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist ReportDetails
384Adult Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Surgery: No Return to the Operating Room Within 90 Days of SurgeryDetails
385Adult Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Surgery: Visual Acuity Improvement Within 90 Days of SurgeryDetails
389Cataract Surgery: Difference Between Planned and Final RefractionDetails
487Screening for Social Drivers of HealthDetails
499Appropriate screening and plan of care for elevated intraocular pressure following intravitreal or periocular steroid therapyDetails
500Acute posterior vitreous detachment appropriate examination and follow-upDetails
501Acute posterior vitreous detachment and acute vitreous hemorrhage appropriate examination and follow-upDetails
503Gains in Patient Activation Measure (PAM) Scores at 12 MonthsDetails

Improvement Activities

To fulfill improvement activity requirements:

1. You must report 1 improvement activity from the list below.

Beginning in 2025, improvement activities don’t have assigned weights.

Improvement Activities (MVP ID: G0055)

IDTitle
IA_AHE_1Enhance Engagement of Medicaid and Other Underserved Populations
 IA_AHE_9Implement Food Insecurity and Nutrition Risk Identification and Treatment Protocols
 IA_BE_4Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal
IA_BE_24Financial Navigation Program
IA_BE_25Drug Cost Transparency
IA_CC_9Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans
IA_CC_10Care transition documentation practice improvements
 IA_CC_13Practice Improvements to Align with OpenNotes Principles
IA_PM_26Vaccine Achievement for Practice Staff: COVID-19, Influenza, and Hepatitis B
IA_MVPPractice-Wide Quality Improvement in MIPS Value Pathways
IA_PCMHElectronic submission of Patient Centered Medical Home accreditation
IA_PM_13Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients
IA_PM_16Implementation of medication management practice improvements
IA_PSPA_7Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements

Cost

Important information to consider:

  1. You don’t have to submit any data for this performance category. We’ll use Medicare claims data to
    calculate your cost measure performance.

    (You don’t select cost measures during MVP registration. CMS will calculate your performance
    on all the cost measures included in the MVP based on available Medicare claims data.)
  2. You’ll only be scored on the cost measures in this MVP for which you meet or exceed the established
    case minimum.

Cost Measures (MVP ID: G0055)

IDTitleSpecs
COST_IOL_1Cataract Removal with Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implantation episode-based cost measureDetails

Foundational Layer – Promoting Interoperability


To fulfill Promoting Interoperability requirements:

  1. Submit the required Promoting Interoperability measures (the same as under traditional MIPS) listed below. Bonus points are available for reporting measures that aren’t required.
    • If you’re reporting as a subgroup, you’ll submit your affiliated group’s data for the Promoting Interoperability performance category.
  2. Review if you qualify for automatic reweighting of the Promoting Interoperability performance category based on your clinician type, special status, or an approved Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception Application.

Special Status for Automatic Reweighting:

  • Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)-based
  • Hospital-based
  • Non-patient facing
  • Small practice

Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception Qualifications:

  • Decertified EHR technology
  • Insufficient internet connectivity
  • Experience extreme and uncontrollable circumstances (e.g., disaster, practice closure, severe financial distress, vendor issues)
  • Lack control over availability of CEHRT (Certified Electronic Health Record Technology)

Note: Promoting Interoperability requirements are the same in MVPs as they are in traditional MIPS. Learn more about Promoting Interoperability requirements.

IDTitle
PI_EP_1e-prescribing
PI_EP_2Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
PI_EP_2_EX_1Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Exclusion
PI_EP_2_EX_2Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Exclusion
PI_HEI_1Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
PI_HEI_4Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Reconciling Health Information
PI_HEI_5Health Information Exchange (HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange
PI_HEI_6Enabling Exchange Under TEFCA
PI_PEA_1Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
PI_PHCDRR_1Immunization Registry Reporting
PI_PHCDRR_2Syndromic Surveillance Reporting
PI_PHCDRR_3Electronic Case Reporting
PI_PHCDRR_4Public Health Registry Reporting
PI_PHCDRR_5Clinical Data Registry Reporting
PI_PPHI_1Security Risk Analysis
PI_PPHI_2High Priority Practices Guide of the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides
PI_INFBLO_1Actions to Limit or Restrict the Compatibility of CEHRT
PI_LVITC_2Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Reconciling Health Information Exclusion
PI_LVOTC_1Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion
PI_LVPP_1e-Prescribing Exclusion
PI_ONCACB_1ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation
PI_ONCDIR_1ONC Direct Review Attestation

Foundational Layer – Population Health


You must select 1 population health measure at the time of MVP registration.

  • You don’t have to submit any data for this measure, CMS will calculate the population health measures for you using administrative claims data.
  • This measure will be excluded from scoring if the measure doesn’t have a benchmark or meet the case minimum.
  • Population health isn’t a new performance category. The population health measure you select during MVP registration will be scored as part of the quality performance category provided you meet the case minimum.
  • Subgroups will be evaluated at the affiliated group level.

Improvement Activities (All MVPs)

IDTitleSpecs
479 
Hospital-Wide, 30-Day, All-Cause Unplanned Readmission (HWR) Rate for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) GroupsDetails
484 
Clinician and Clinician Group Risk-standardized Hospital Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic ConditionsDetails

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