2024 quality measures for MIPS reporting
2024 QCDR measure specifications
Access a spreadsheet of 2024 QCDR measure specifications. Or access our full analysis of the 2024 MIPS measures most relevant to dermatologists.
Access quality measures specifications for MIPS by clicking the links in the table below. You can also access 2023 measures.
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Melanoma: Continuity of Care – Recall System |
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a current diagnosis of melanoma or a history of melanoma whose information was entered, at least once within a 12-month period, into a recall system that includes:
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Psoriasis: Clinical Response to Systemic Medications |
Percentage of psoriasis vulgaris patients receiving systemic medication who meet minimal physician-or patient- reported disease activity levels. It is implied that establishment and maintenance of an established minimum level of disease control as measured by physician-and/or patient-reported outcomes will increase patient satisfaction with and adherence to treatment. |
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Skin Cancer: Biopsy Reporting Time – Pathologist to Clinician |
Percentage of biopsies with a diagnosis of cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), or melanoma (including in situ disease) in which the pathologist communicates results to the clinician within 7 days from the time when the tissue specimen was received by the pathologist. |
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| MIPS 485 | Psoriasis – Improvement in Patient-Reported Itch Severity | The percentage of patients, aged 8 years and older, with a diagnosis of psoriasis where at an initial (index) visit have a patient reported itch severity assessment performed, score greater than or equal to 4, and who achieve a score reduction of 3 or more points at a follow up visit. |
| MIPS 486 | Dermatitis – Improvement in Patient-Reported Itch Severity | The percentage of patients, aged 8 years and older, with a diagnosis of dermatitis where at an initial (index) visit have a patient reported itch severity assessment performed, score greater than or equal to 4, and who achieve a score reduction of 3 or more points at a follow up visit. |
| MIPS 47 | Advance Care Plan | Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record or documentation in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan. |
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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. |
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| MIPS 176 | Tuberculosis Screening Prior to First Course Biologic Therapy | If a patient has been newly prescribed a biologic and/or immune response modifier that includes a warning for potential reactivation of a latent infection, then the medical record should indicate TB testing in the preceding 12-month period. |
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Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention |
Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 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. |
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MIPS 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. |
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Patient-Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication |
Percentage of patients who underwent a non-emergency surgery who had their personalized risks of postoperative complications assessed by their surgical team prior to surgery using a clinical data-based, patient-specific risk calculator and who received personal discussion of those risks with the surgeon. |
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Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report |
Percentage of patients with referrals, regardless of age, for which the referring clinician receives a report from the clinician to whom the patient was referred. |
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MIPS 397 |
Melanoma Reporting |
Pathology reports for primary malignant cutaneous melanoma that include the pT category, thickness, ulceration, mitotic rate, peripheral and deep margin status, and presence or absence of microsatellitosis for invasive tumors. |
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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. |
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| MIPS 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. |
| MIPS 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 one of their HRSNs within 60 days after screening. |
| MIPS 503 | Gains in Patient Activation Measure® (PAM) Scores at 12 Months | The Patient Activation Measure® (PAM) is a 10- or 13-item questionnaire that assesses an individual´s knowledge, skills, and confidence for managing their health and health care. The measure assesses individuals on a 0-100 scale that converts to one of four levels of activation, from low (1) to high (4). The PAM performance measure (PAM-PM) is the change in score on the PAM from baseline to follow-up measurement. |
Access specifications for QCDR measures by clicking the links in the table below.
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Skin Cancer: Biopsy Reporting Time – Clinician to Patient | Percentage of patients with skin biopsy specimens with a diagnosis of cutaneous basal or squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma (including in situ disease) or primary cutaneous malignancies who are notified of their final biopsy pathology findings within less than or equal to 10 days from the time the biopsy was performed. | |
AAD 7 | Psoriasis: Screening for Psoriatic Arthritis | Percentage of patients with diagnosis of psoriasis who are screened for psoriatic arthritis at each visit. |
Chronic Skin Conditions: Patient Reported Quality-of-Life | The percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a chronic skin condition whose self-assessed quality-of-life was recorded at least once in the medical record within the measurement period. | |
| AAD 12 | Melanoma: Appropriate Surgical Margins | Percentage of primary excisional surgeries for melanoma or melanoma in situ with Breslow depth and appropriate surgical margins per the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology- Melanoma (NCCN Guideline). |
| AAD 14 | Melanoma: Tracking and Evaluation of Recurrence | Percentage of patients who had an excisional surgery for melanoma or melanoma in situ with initial AJCC staging of 0, I, or II, in the past 5 years in which the operating provider examines and/or diagnoses the patient for recurrence of melanoma. |
| AAD 15 | Psoriasis – Appropriate Assessment & Treatment of Severe Psoriasis | Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of psoriasis with a documented Body Surface Area (BSA) greater than 10% for whom phototherapy or an oral systemic or biologic medication was prescribed. |
Avoidance of Post-operative Systemic Antibiotics for Office-based Closures and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection Procedures | Percentage of procedures in patients aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer who underwent intermediate layer or complex linear closure or reconstruction after skin cancer resection in the office-based setting who were prescribed post-operative systemic antibiotics to be taken immediately following reconstruction surgery. (Inverse measure.) | |
AAD 17 | Continuation of Anticoagulation Therapy in the Office-based Setting for Closures and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection Procedures | Percentage of procedures in patients, aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer, on prescribed anticoagulation therapy, who had intermediate layer and/or complex linear closures OR reconstruction after skin cancer resection performed in the office-based setting where anticoagulant therapy was continued prior to surgery. |
AAD 18 | Avoidance of Opioid Prescriptions for Closures and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection | Percentage of procedures in patients, aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer, who had intermediate layer and/or complex linear closures OR reconstruction after skin cancer resection where opioid/narcotic therapy was prescribed as first line therapy (as defined by a prescription in anticipation of or at time of surgery) for post-operative pain management by the reconstructing surgeon. (Inverse measure.) |
| AAD 19 | Psoriasis – Shared Decision Making in the Treatment of Psoriasis | Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of psoriasis with a documented shared decision-making discussion that includes the patient’s treatment goals, preferences, and the risks & benefits of treatment options. |
