The MIPS Promoting Interoperability (PI) performance category is designed to incentivize the electronic exchange of information using certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT). Policymakers believe that this electronic exchange of health information improves patient access to their health information; improves care coordination between healthcare providers; and allows for the systemic collection, analysis, and interpretation of healthcare data to improve the quality and outcomes of care. The PI Quick Start Guide developed by CMS provides greater detail on reporting for this category. The full measure specifications are also available in the QPP Resource Library [ZIP].
Clinicians subject to this performance category must report on the PI measures for a minimum of 180 days continuously. In other words, the performance period is not a full calendar year but rather roughly 6 months (e.g. January 1 – June 30). There are 3 ways to submit data:
- Sign in and attest. (You can sign in to your account on the Quality Payment Program website and manually report Promoting Interoperability measures.)
- Sign in and upload. (You or a third party intermediary can sign in to your account on the Quality Payment Program website and upload a file in a CMS-approved format.)
- Direct submission via Application Programming Interface (API). An API is an authorized third party intermediary such as a Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) or a Qualified Registries that can perform a direct submission.