How is the MIPS Final Score Calculated in 2018?

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Under MIPS, there are 4 performance categories that affect your future Medicare payments. Each performance category is scored by itself and has a specific weight that’s its part of the MIPS Final Score. The payment adjustment assessed for MIPS eligible clinicians is based on the MIPS Final Score.

The MIPS Final Score for the 2018 reporting year will take into consideration:

  • The weighted value and performance results associated with each performance category
  • Exceptional performance factors
  • Availability and applicability of measures for different categories of clinicians
  • The special circumstances of small practices, practices located in rural areas, non-patient-facing MIPS eligible clinicians, and other special scenarios such as performance category re-weighting.

MIPS Score Weighting for the 2018 Reporting Year

Performance Category

Maximum Possible Points for Performance Category in 2017

Percentage of MIPS Final Score for 2018

Quality

60 Points

50%

Promoting Interoperability (PI)

100 Points

25%

Improvement Activities

40 Points

15%

Cost

N/A

10%


MIPS Final Score Calculation in 2018


More information

  • For more information on PI category reporting requirements, click here.
  • For more information on Improvement Activities category reporting requirements, click here.
  • For more information on Quality category reporting requirements, click here.
  • For more information on Cost category reporting requirements, click here.

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  8. What is the Cost performance category of MIPS and how is it scored in 2018?
  9. How is the MIPS Final Score Calculated in 2018?
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  25. How do I report my 2017 MIPS data to CMS using the Practice Fusion QCDR?
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  31. 2017 ACI Transition Measure: View, Download, or Transmit (VDT)
  32. 2017 ACI Transition Measure: Patient-Specific Education
  33. 2017 ACI Transition Measure: Secure Messaging
  34. 2017 ACI Transition Measure: Medication Reconciliation
  35. 2017 ACI Transition Measure: Immunization Registry Reporting
  36. 2017 ACI Bonus Measure: Syndromic Surveillance Reporting
  37. 2017 ACI Bonus Measure: Specialized Registry Reporting
  38. What is the Improvement Activities Performance Category for MIPS?
  39. What are the Quality performance category reporting requirements for MIPS?
  40. What is the difference between the two Advancing Care Information measure sets available in 2017?
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  42. What is Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+)?
  43. Which Improvement Activities Qualify for the Advancing Care Information (ACI) Bonus Score in 2017?
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