2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_PM_21: Advance Care Planning
Written by Tucker Deyett, Dedicated Advisor, ReportingMD. Source data: CMS Quality Payment Program 2026 measure specifications and benchmark files.
Subcategory: Population Management
At a glance
IA_PM_21, Advance Care Planning, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Population Management 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
Implementation of practices/processes to develop advance care planning that includes: documenting the advance care plan or living will within the medical record, educating clinicians about advance care planning motivating them to address advance care planning needs of their patients, and how these needs can translate into quality improvement, educating clinicians on approaches and barriers to talking to patients about end-of-life and palliative care needs and ways to manage its documentation, as well as informing clinicians of the healthcare policy side of advance care planning.
Activity details
- Activity ID: IA_PM_21
- Subcategory: Population Management
- Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
- First performance year: 2018
MVPs that include this activity
Advancing Cancer Care; Quality Care for Patients with Neurological Conditions; Optimal Care for Patients with Urologic Conditions; Neuropsychology; Vascular Surgery
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