2026 MIPS Improvement Activity IA_PSPA_8: Use of Patient Safety Tools

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_8, Use of Patient Safety Tools, is a 2026 MIPS improvement activity in the Patient Safety and Practice Assessment subcategory, included in 2 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

In order to receive credit for this activity, a MIPS eligible clinician must use tools that assist specialty practices in tracking specific measures that are meaningful to their practice.Some examples of tools that could satisfy this activity are: a surgical risk calculator; evidence based protocols, such as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols; the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guide for Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings predictive algorithms; and the opiate risk tool (ORT) or similar tool.

Activity details

• Activity ID: IA_PSPA_8
• Subcategory: Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
• Programs: Traditional MIPS, APP, APP Plus
• First performance year: 2017

MVPs that include this activity

Dermatological Care; Surgical Care

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