For the 2025 performance year, eligible clinicians (ECs) must submit data in four reporting categories:
- Quality: measures the quality of care delivered, based on measures related to healthcare quality and outcomes of patient care. Quality accounts for 30% of the MIPS composite score.
- Cost: cost of care provided, calculated by CMS based on the EC’s Medicare claim data. Cost accounts for 30% of the MIPS composite score.
- Promoting Interoperability (PI): promotes the use of certified EHR technology for improved patient engagement and electronic exchange of information. PI accounts for 25% of the MIPS composite score.
- Improvement Activities (IA): promotes innovation and ongoing improvement to clinical activities, with a focus on areas such as coordination of care, population management, and beneficiary engagement. IA accounts for 15% of the MIPS composite score.
Data for the Quality and Cost categories must be reported for the full calendar year. Data for Promoting Interoperability must be reported for a minimum continuous 180-day period, and Improvement Activities must be reported for a minimum continuous 90-day period.