2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_CC_17: Patient Navigator Program

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_17, Patient Navigator Program, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Care Coordination subcategory, included in 5 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

Implement a Patient Navigator Program that offers evidence-based resources and tools to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions, utilizing a patient-centered and team-based approach, leveraging evidence-based best practices to improve care for patients by making hospitalizations less stressful, and the recovery period more supportive by implementing quality improvement strategies.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_CC_17
• Subcategory: Care Coordination
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2018

MVPs that include this activity

Coordinating Stroke Care to Promote Prevention and Cultivate Positive Outcomes; Advancing Cancer Care; Optimal Care for Patients with Urologic Conditions; Surgical Care; Interventional Radiology

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