2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_BE_16: Promote Self-management in Usual Care
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_16, Promote Self-management in Usual Care, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Beneficiary Engagement subcategory, included in 6 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 help patients self-manage their care, incorporate culturally and linguistically tailored evidence-based techniques for promoting self-management into usual care, and provide patients with tools and resources for self-management. Examples of evidence-based techniques to use in usual care include: goal setting with structured follow-up, Teach-back methods, action planning, assessment of need for self-management (for example, the Patient Activation Measure), and motivational interviewing. Examples of tools and resources to provide patients directly or through community organizations include: peer-led support for self-management, condition-specific chronic disease or substance use disorder self-management programs, and self-management materials.
Activity details
- Activity ID: IA_BE_16
- Subcategory: Beneficiary Engagement
- Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
- First performance year: 2017
MVPs that include this activity
Optimal Care for Kidney Health; Quality Care for Patients with Neurological Conditions; Focusing on Women’s Health; Quality Care in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Rehabilitative Support for Musculoskeletal Care; Neuropsychology
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