QPP Quick Resources

Eligible clinicians and their groups reporting the 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) have to make several choices for participation and find documents and materials to use. Below are the materials that ECs and groups will need to understand the program and report data for the QPP.  

Important CMS Resources

Participation Status

• Identifies Associated Practices 
• Required MIPS Participation (Individual and Group Level)
• Ability to Opt-In to Report MIPS
• Alternative Payment Model Participation
• Special Status

Resource Library

• General QPP overview slide and webinars
• List of Alternative Payment Models (APM)
• MIPS Cost Measures and Specifications
• MIPS Improvement Activities Descriptions
• MIPS Improvement Activities Data Validation Criteria
• MIPS Promoting Interoperability Measure Specifications
• MIPS Quality Measure Specifications
• MIPS Quality Measure Benchmarks

Important ASA and AQI Resources

Alternative Payment Models (APMs)

• APM Assessment Framework

Frequently Asked Questions

• Quality Payment Program
• MIPS Cost
• MIPS Improvement Activities
• MIPS Promoting Interoperability
• MIPS Quality

Merit-Based Incentive Program Reporting 

• Qualified Registry and Qualified Clinical Data Registry Reporting
• Improvement Activities (Recommended) for Anesthesiologists and Pain Medicine Physicians
• Improvement Activities Documentation Templates
• Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measures
• Quality Capture Templates