2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_BE_1: Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes

Written by Tucker Deyett, Dedicated Advisor, ReportingMD. Source data: CMS Quality Payment Program 2026 measure specifications and benchmark files.

  Subcategory: Beneficiary Engagement  

At a glance

IA_BE_1, Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Beneficiary Engagement subcategory, included in 4 MVPs. For PY2026 activities are not weighted: clinicians with small practice, rural, non-patient-facing, or HPSA status attest to one activity, all other Traditional MIPS participants attest to two, and MVP participants attest to one.

Activity description

To improve patient access, perform activities beyond routine care that enable capture of patient reported outcomes (for example, related to functional status, symptoms and symptom burden, health behaviors, or patient experience) or patient activation measures (that is, measures of patient involvement in their care) through use of certified electronic health record technology, and record these outcomes data for clinician review.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_BE_1
• Subcategory: Beneficiary Engagement
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2017

MVPs that include this activity

Advancing Rheumatology Patient Care; Coordinating Stroke Care to Promote Prevention and Cultivate Positive Outcomes; Interventional Radiology; Vascular Surgery

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