NOTICE: 2018 MIPS Improvement Activities (IA) Category Call for TEP

NOTICE: 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activities (IA) Category Call for TEP

This is a notice regarding a current call for nominations for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Improvement Activities (IA) Technical Expert Panel (TEP). 

As part of its improvement activity development process, CMS is seeking feedback from a group of stakeholders, consumers, patients and experts who can contribute direction and thoughtful input on the improvement activities during development and maintenance. HealthInsight is a subcontractor on this project and is working to convene a TEP around the effectiveness and accuracy of the improvement activities (IAs) included in Year 2 (2018) of the Quality Payment Program under MIPS IA performance category.

We are seeking a TEP of approximately 10-12 clinicians and individuals with the following perspectives and areas of expertise:

• Subject matter/clinical expertise with IAs
• Consumer/patient/family (non-medical caregiver)
• Healthcare disparities
• Performance measurement
• Quality improvement

The nomination period closes at 5:00 pm PST on September 22, 2018.

For more information, or to download the TEP Nomination Form, review the full posting on the Technical Expert Panels page at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/MMS/TEP-Currently-Accepting-Nominations.html#456. 

For questions or assistance, please email ImprovementActivitiesTEP@healthinsight.org.