2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_BE_22: Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit

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_22, Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Beneficiary Engagement subcategory, included in 2 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

Implementation of workflow changes that engage patients prior to the visit, such as a pre-visit development of a shared visit agenda with the patient, or targeted pre-visit laboratory testing that will be resulted and available to the MIPS eligible clinician to review and discuss during the patient’s appointment.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_BE_22
• Subcategory: Beneficiary Engagement
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2017

MVPs that include this activity

Patient Safety and Support of Positive Experiences with Anesthesia; Neuropsychology

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