2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_EPA_2: Use of telehealth services that expand practice access

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

  Subcategory: Expanded Practice Access  

At a glance

IA_EPA_2, Use of telehealth services that expand practice access, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Expanded Practice Access subcategory, included in 11 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

Create and implement a standardized process for providing telehealth services to expand access to care.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_EPA_2
• Subcategory: Expanded Practice Access
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2017

MVPs that include this activity

Advancing Rheumatology Patient Care; Advancing Cancer Care; 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; Dermatological Care; Optimal Care for Patients with Urologic Conditions; Pulmonology Care; Interventional Radiology; Vascular Surgery

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