2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_CC_9: Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans

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_9, Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Care Coordination subcategory, included in 9 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 practices/processes, including a discussion on care, to develop regularly updated individual care plans for at-risk patients that are shared with the beneficiary or caregiver(s). Individual care plans should include consideration of a patient’s goals and priorities, as well as desired outcomes of care.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_CC_9
• Subcategory: Care Coordination
• 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; Focusing on Women’s Health; Complete Ophthalmologic Care; Gastroenterology Care; Pulmonology Care; Interventional Radiology; Neuropsychology; Pathology

Need help with IA_CC_9?

ReportingMD is a CMS qualified registry and healthcare data pipe with a 100% submission rate since 2001. We confirm IA attestations and documentation with every client before submission. Talk to a ReportingMD advisor or browse the full 2026 MIPS directory.