CMS has a performance category called Improvement Activities. Audiologists who are required to participate in MIPS must successfully report under the quality, improvement activities, and promoting interoperability categories to achieve a payment bonus.
To earn full credit under the improvement activities category, participants must submit one of the following combinations of activities (each activity must be performed for a minimum of 90 continuous days during 2024):
- Two high-weighted activities
- One high-weighted activity and two medium-weighted activities
- Four medium-weighted activities
Note: Practices with fewer than 15 providers receive double points for improvement activities, so only one high- or two medium-weighted activities would be needed in this case.
By visiting the CMS website, you will see a comprehensive list of improvement activities available for 2024.
We encourage you to become familiar with these activities and the associated scoring mechanisms, in order to maximize your opportunity for a payment bonus for successful MIPS reporting.
Some activities that may work for an audiology practice are listed below. However, as stated above, you should review the complete list of available improvement activities to select those that are most applicable to your practice.
- Collection and use of patient experience and satisfaction data regarding access
- Improved practices that engage patients pre-visit
- Promotion of the use of patient-reported outcome tools
- Depression screenings
- Diabetes screenings
- Engagement of patients, family members, and caregivers in developing a plan of care
- Implementation of a fall screening and assessment program
- Regularly assess the patient’s experience of care and follow up on findings