2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_PSPA_1: Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.
Written by Tucker Deyett, Dedicated Advisor, ReportingMD. Source data: CMS Quality Payment Program 2026 measure specifications and benchmark files.
Subcategory: Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
At a glance
IA_PSPA_1, Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization., is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Patient Safety and Practice Assessment subcategory, included in 6 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
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.
Activity details
- Activity ID: IA_PSPA_1
- Subcategory: Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
- Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
- First performance year: 2017
MVPs that include this activity
Adopting Best Practices and Promoting Patient Safety within Emergency Medicine; Patient Safety and Support of Positive Experiences with Anesthesia; Diagnostic Radiology; Interventional Radiology; Pathology; Vascular Surgery
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