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2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_PSPA_35: Adopt Certified Health Information Technology for Security Tags for Electronic Health Record Data

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_35, Adopt Certified Health Information Technology for Security Tags for Electronic Health Record Data, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Patient Safety and Practice Assessment subcategory, included in 1 MVP. 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

Use security labeling services available in certified Health Information Technology (IT) for electronic health record (EHR) data to facilitate data segmentation. Certification criteria for security tags may be found in the ONC Health IT Certification Program at 45 CFR 170.315(b)(7) and (b)(8).

 

Activity details

  • Activity ID: IA_PSPA_35
  • Subcategory: Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
  • Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
  • First performance year: 2023

 

MVPs that include this activity

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