IA_PSPA_9Patient Safety and Practice Assessment

Completion of the AMA STEPS Forward program

2026 MIPS Improvement Activities

At a glance
Activity ID
IA_PSPA_9
Subcategory
Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
Category
Improvement Activities

Objective

Gain the knowledge to "improve practice efficiency and ultimately enhance patient care, physician satisfaction and practice sustainability" (from https://edhub.ama-assn.org/stepsforward/pages/About).

Activity description

Completion of the American Medical Association’s STEPS Forward program.

Suggested documentation

Evidence of completion of American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) STEPS Forward program. Include at least one of the following elements:

1) Certificate of completion – Certificate of completion from at least one AMA’s STEPS Forward program module; OR

2) Evidence of implementation – Documentation of newly implemented care processes based on completion of AMA’s STEPS Forward module.

Improvement Activity details reference the CMS Quality Payment Program and change each performance year. Confirm requirements against the official CMS pages before attesting.