2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_BE_12: Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.

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_12, Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making., is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Beneficiary Engagement subcategory, included in 7 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

Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_BE_12
• Subcategory: Beneficiary Engagement
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2017

MVPs that include this activity

Advancing Care for Heart Disease; Improving Care for Lower Extremity Joint Repair; Value in Primary Care; Quality Care in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Surgical Care; Interventional Radiology; Vascular Surgery

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