MIPS Reporting: MACRA Final Rule Lists Available Quality Measures for MIPS reporting

Why This Topic Matters

MIPS participation affects quality reporting obligations and potential payment adjustments for eligible clinicians and groups. Understanding the available emergency medicine measures and reporting categories helps practices assess relevance, documentation needs, and reporting approach.

Article Sections

1. MIPS reporting options and group reporting

   Introduces how eligible clinicians may report as individuals or as a group and describes the organizational structure used for group assessment. It also notes how clinicians may move with their reporting scores within a group reporting period.

2. Data completeness requirements vary depending on reporting mechanism

   Summarizes that reporting thresholds differ by submission method and reporting year. The section compares broad requirements for claims-based and registry-based reporting.

3. Fifteen quality measures available for emergency medicine in 2017

   Provides an overview of the emergency medicine quality-measure set available for the reporting year. It discusses the overall structure of the quality category and the general expectations for measure selection.

4. Four additional quality measures for certified registry reporting

   Highlights additional quality measures available through certified registry reporting. The section identifies the subset of measures that expand the reporting options beyond the core claims-based set.

5. Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA)

   Describes the CPIA category, including the number of activities available and how activities are scored. It also notes the documentation expectations associated with audit readiness.