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The following information is provided for small practices (15 or fewer providers in a TIN) that report Traditional MIPS. Improvement Activities are one category of MIPS and worth 30% of the overall MIPS score if in a small practice and not reporting on the Promoting Interoperability category, and reporting Traditional MIPS . Total points for the Improvement Activities category caps at 40 and is dependent on a combination of scoring factors. In Calendar Year (CY) 2026 the weighting previously established for improvement activities has been removed and all activities are worth the same weight.
To earn full credit in this performance category as a small practice, you must submit 1 improvement activity to receive 40 points.
Improvement activities have a minimum of a continuous 90-day performance period (during calendar year (CY 2026) unless otherwise stated in the activity description. To submit Improvement Activities as an Eligible Clinician you can sign in and attest.
With over 100 Improvement Activities to choose from, it can be overwhelming to decide which one is best suited for your practice. If you are in a small practice you only need to select one activity and attest to the activity in the QPP portal during MIPS reporting. Many of the activities capture best practices that you or your practice may already be doing.
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