2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_PSPA_34: Patient Safety in Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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      New for 2026  

At a glance

IA_PSPA_34, Patient Safety in Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Patient Safety and Practice Assessment subcategory. 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

Develop a new data-collection field within patient safety reporting systems for AI-attributable events, which would include both actual harm as well as near misses. When an event is identified, a process to identify the cause and plan for future mitigation is documented. AI-attributable events are defined broadly to include not only automated or semi-automated devices, but any electronic tool that is being used to support clinical decision making.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_PSPA_34
• Subcategory: Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2026

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