Use of Patient Safety Tools

In order to receive credit for this activity, a MIPS eligible clinician must use tools that assist specialty practices in tracking specific measures that are meaningful to their practice.

Some examples of tools that could satisfy this activity are: a surgical risk calculator; evidence based protocols, such as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols; the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guide for Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings predictive algorithms; and the opiate risk tool (ORT) or similar tool.

Documented use of patient safety tools implemented for tracking specific patient safety and practice assessment measures that are meaningful to the eligible clinician or group (e.g., tracking HbA1c would be meaningful to an endocrinologist whereas tracking intraocular pressure would be more meaningful to an ophthalmologist). Include both of the following elements:

1) Evidence of safety tools used – Documentation of the use of patient safety tools that assist in tracking patient safety measures (e.g., practice policy or protocol, workflow diagram, screenshot); AND

2) Evidence of measures tracked – Documentation of specific patient safety measures tracked via use of tool (e.g., quality measure report, dashboard, screenshot).