The 2026 MIPS quality measures CMS lists as relevant to Geriatrics. Pick the highest-scoring set for your practice — our certified consultants can help.
Reporting MIPS for a Geriatrics practice means choosing 6 quality measures — including at least one Outcome or other High Priority measure — and reporting each on as many eligible cases as possible to be scored against CMS's national benchmarks. The measures below are the ones CMS lists as relevant to Geriatrics; open any for its full numerator, denominator, and exclusions.
Percentage of women 65-85 years of age who ever had a central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) test to check for osteoporosis. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for patients seen during the performance period. Women 65-85 years…
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…
Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older who were assessed for the presence or absence of urinary incontinence within 12 months. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for denominator eligible cases as defined in the…
Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older with a diagnosis of urinary incontinence with a documented plan of care for urinary incontinence at least once within 12 months. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for…
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. Instructions This measure is to be submitted at…
Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter or up to 14 days prior to the date of the encounter using an age-appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on…
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older with a history of falls who had a plan of care for falls documented within 12 months. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for patients seen during the performance…
Percentage of patients aged 60 years and older with a documented elder maltreatment screen using an Elder Maltreatment Screening tool on the date of encounter AND a documented follow-up plan on the date of the positive screen. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a…
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…
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were ordered at least two high-risk medications from the same drug class. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for patients seen during the performance period. There is…
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of dementia for whom an assessment of cognition is performed and the results reviewed at least once within a 12-month period Rationale An estimated 5.8 million of adults in the US were living with dementia in…
Percentage of patients with dementia for whom an assessment of functional status was performed at least once in the last 12 months. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once per performance period for patients with a diagnosis of dementia seen during…
Percentage of patients with dementia or their caregiver(s) for whom there was a documented safety concerns screening in two domains of risk: 1) dangerousness to self or others and 2) environmental risks; and if safety concerns screening was positive in the last 12 months, there…
Percentage of patients with dementia whose caregiver(s) were provided with education on dementia disease management and health behavior changes AND were referred to additional resources for support in the last 12 months. Instructions Intent and Clinician Applicability: This measure is intended to reflect the quality…
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period Rationale As the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for older adults, falls are one of the most common and significant health issues…
The percentage of adolescent patients 12 to 17 years of age and adult patients 18 years of age or older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission 12 months (+/- 60 days) after an index event date. Instructions This measure is to be submitted…
Percentage of patients with an office visit within the measurement period and with a new diagnosis of clinically significant Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia who have International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) or American Urological Association (AUA) Symptom Index (SI) documented at time of diagnosis and again 6-12…
Percentage of patients aged 18-85 years with a diagnosis of diabetes who received a kidney health evaluation defined by an Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) AND Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (uACR) within the performance period. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once…
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (Stages 1-5, not receiving Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)) and proteinuria who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy within a 12-month period. Instructions This measure is to be submitted…
Percentage of patients 19 years of age and older who are up-to-date on recommended routine vaccines for influenza; tetanus and diphtheria (Td) or tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap); zoster; pneumococcal; and hepatitis B. Instructions This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once…
The percentage of top-box responses among patients aged 18 years and older who had an ambulatory palliative care visit and report feeling heard and understood by their palliative care clinician and team within 2 months (60 days) of the ambulatory palliative care visit. Instructions This…
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…
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