QPP Website Now Includes 2020 MIPS Measures and Activities on the Explore Measures Tool

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Explore Measures Tool on the Quality Payment Program website for the 2020 performance period. The tool now includes 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures and activities for the four performance categories:

Please note, the Explore Measures Tool is only for informational and estimation purposes. It cannot be used to submit or attest to measures and activities.

For More Information

For additional details on the 2020 MIPS measures and activities which also include January technical updates to the quality measure specifications, view the following resources on the QPP Resource Library:

Please contact the Quality Payment Program at 1-866-288-8292, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM ET or by e-mail at: QPP@cms.hhs.gov. To receive assistance more quickly, consider calling during non-peak hours—before 10 AM and after 2 PM ET. We also encourage you to contact us earlier in the year, as response times often increase with heavier demand as the March 31 data submission deadline approaches.

Customers who are hearing impaired can dial 711 to be connected to a TRS Communications Assistant.

2020 Call for MIPS Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities Now Open

CMS encourages you to submit Promoting Interoperability measures and Improvement Activities for consideration for future years of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The MIPS Annual Call for Measures and Activities process allows clinicians, professional associations and medical societies that represent clinicians, researchers, consumer groups, and others to identify and submit measures and activities. Currently, we are accepting submissions for:

Measures for the Promoting Interoperability performance category
Activities for the Improvement Activities performance category

In March, we will provide additional information on the Annual Call for Quality Measures for the Quality performance category.

What We’re Looking For

For Promoting Interoperability: CMS is looking for specific measures that build on the advanced use of certified EHR technology (CEHRT) using 2015 Edition Certification Standards and Criteria; promote interoperability and health information exchange; improve program efficiency, effectiveness, and flexibility; provide patients access to their health information; reduce clinician burden; and align with MIPS Improvement Activities and Quality performance categories.

For Improvement Activities: CMS is looking for activities that can be considered higher than the standard of care. This means that the sets of practices or activities being proposed for consideration exceed defined, commonly accepted guidelines for level of quality or attainment in clinical care or quality improvement guidelines. CMS will not accept duplicative concepts to existing or retired activities.

How to Submit Measures and Activities

If you’re interested in proposing new measures and activities for MIPS, review the 2020 Call for Measures and Activities Overview Fact Sheet in this toolkit (zip) and fill out and submit the forms from the toolkit for the following performance categories during the specified submission periods:

Promoting Interoperability Performance Category (Submission Period: February 1 – July 1, 2020 for 2022 measures)
Improvement Activities Performance Category (Submission Period: February 1 – July 1, 2020 for 2022 activities)

Call for Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities Webinar

CMS is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the Call for Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities process. Register today to secure your spot.

Webinar Details

Title: The Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Call for Promoting Interoperability Measures and Improvement Activities

Date: Thursday, February 6

Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5147635669039748876

For More Information

Download the 2020 Call for Measures and Activities Toolkit (zip) in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library.
Contact the Quality Payment Program at 1-866-288-8292 or by e-mail at: QPP@cms.hhs.gov. To receive assistance more quickly, consider calling during non-peak hours—before 10 AM and after 2 PM ET. We also encourage you to contact us earlier in the year, as response times often increase with heavier demand as the March 31 data submission deadline approaches.
- Customers who are hearing impaired can dial 711 to be connected to a TRS Communications Assistant.