2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_CC_16: Primary Care Physician and Behavioral Health Bilateral Electronic Exchange of Information for Shared Patients

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

  Subcategory: Care Coordination  

At a glance

IA_CC_16, Primary Care Physician and Behavioral Health Bilateral Electronic Exchange of Information for Shared Patients, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Care Coordination subcategory. 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

The primary care and behavioral health practices use the same electronic health record system for shared patients or have an established bidirectional flow of primary care and behavioral health records.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_CC_16
• Subcategory: Care Coordination
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2018

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