IA_CC_16Care Coordination

Primary Care Physician and Behavioral Health Bilateral Electronic Exchange of Information for Shared Patients

2026 MIPS Improvement Activities

At a glance
Activity ID
IA_CC_16
Subcategory
Care Coordination
Category
Improvement Activities

Objective

Improve whole-person care by establishing bidirectional communication between eligible primary care clinicians and behavioral health practices for shared patients.

Activity description

The primary care and behavioral health practices use the same electronic health record system for shared patients or have an established bidirectional flow of primary care and behavioral health records.

Suggested documentation

Evidence of collaboration and bidirectional flow of patient information between eligible primary care clinician(s) and behavioral health practice/s where electronic health records (EHRs) share common patients. Include the following element:

1) Communication exchange – Documentation of established bidirectional communication and information-sharing between primary care and behavioral health practices that share common patients or use the same EHR systems.

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