Audiology Quality Consortium

MIPS Measures

Eligible MIPS Measures for Audiologists

For complete measure specifications, visit the Quality Payment Program website or select the links below. You are encouraged to carefully review the details of each measure specification. For additional information on successful reporting, check your professional society’s website.

 
Measure #130 – Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #134 – Preventative Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-Up Plan

Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or up to 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age-appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of or up to two days after the date of the qualifying encounter.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #155 – Falls Plan of Care

Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls that had a plan of care for falls documented within 12 months.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #181 – Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan

Percentage of patients aged 60 years and older with a documented elder maltreatment screen using an Elder Maltreatment Screening tool on the date of encounter AND a documented follow-up plan on the date of the positive screen.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #182 – Functional Outcome Assessment

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older with documentation of a current functional outcome assessment using a standardized functional outcome assessment tool on the date of the encounter AND documentation of a care plan based on identified functional outcome deficiencies within two days of the date of the identified deficiencies.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #226 – Functional Outcome Assessment

Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times during the measurement period AND who received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period if identified as a tobacco user.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #261 – Referral for Otologic Evaluation for Patients with Acute or Chronic Dizziness

Percentage of patients aged birth and older referred to a physician (preferably a physician specially trained in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation subsequent to an audiologic evaluation after presenting with acute or chronic dizziness.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #318 – Screening for Future Fall Risk

Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #431 – Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use (Screening & Brief Counseling

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method at least once within the last 12 months AND who received brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #487 – Screening for Social Drivers of Health

Percent of patients 18 years and older screened for food insecurity, housing instability, transportation needs, utility difficulties, and interpersonal safety.

Collection Type and Documentation

New for 2024

 
Measure #317 – Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented

Percentage of patient visits for patients aged 18 years and older seen during the measurement period who were screened for high blood pressure AND a recommended follow-up plan is documented, as indicated, if blood pressure is elevated or hypertensive.

Collection Type and Documentation

 
Measure #498 – Connection to Community Service Provider

Percent of patients 18 years or older who screen positive for one or more of the following health related social needs (HRSNs): food insecurity, housing instability, transportation needs, utility help needs, or interpersonal safety; and had contact with a Community Service Provider (CSP) for at least 1 of their HRSNs within 60 days after screening.

Collection Type and Documentation