MIPS

Measure 317 is to have the office screen for high blood pressure. If the blood pressure is considered to be high, there must be a follow-up and documentation of the follow-up.

For Traditional MIPS you must submit 6 quality measures. You can earn up to 10 points for each quality measure. This means your maximum score for quality in the MIPS program is 60 points. Many providers automatically assume that if they have a performance of 95% on a MIPS quality measure, they will earn 9.5 out of a possible 10 points for that measure. That assumption is not always true.

REGCLR1 measures the improvement in pain level of patients with a diagnosis of Heel Pain after an intervention. To meet the measure, the pain must have decreased significantly. As a podiatrist, this is a great measure to report on. It is podiatry specific and easy to score well.

As part of the MIPS program, practices must implement improvement activities. Each Improvement activity has a point value, High Weight Activities are worth 20 points and Medium Weight Activities are worth 10 points. Each practice must earn 40 improvement activity points. In this article we will provide information on High Weight Activities that you can implement in your practice.

As part of the MIPS program, practices must implement improvement activities. Each Improvement activity has a point value, High Weight Activities are worth 20 points and Medium Weight Activities are worth 10 points. Each practice must earn 40 improvement activity points. In this article we will provide information on Medium Weight Activities that you can implement in your practice.

This is a custom measure for podiatrists that is square in the clinical domain of Podiatry. The Hammer Toe Outcome is the percentage of patients who have lesser toe deformity (hammer and claw tows) causing pain that receive any type of treatment and have significant reduction in pain as a result of that intervention.

Measure 001 requires documentation of the HbA1c level for diabetic patients between the ages of 18-75. This is an inverse measure – this means YOU DO NOT WANT TO MEET THIS MEASURE. The best score for this measure is a 0.

Measure 47: Advance Care Planning is a quality measure that podiatrists can meet. Advance care planning involves speaking to patients about their plans in healthcare in advance. You can get a full 10 points on this measure.

Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop and Use of QCDR Data for Ongoing Practice Assessment and Improvements are two of the medium-weight activities to meet your Improvement Activities requirement. These activities also set you up to optimize your quality measures and increase business for your office.

Selecting Advance Care Planning and Implementation of Fall Screening and Assessment Programs as your improvement activities coordinates with hitting Quality Measure 47: Advanced Care Planning, Quality Measure 155: Developing Fall Plan of Care and Quality Measure 130: Review Medications.