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Current Interventional Radiology-Related Benchmarked Clinical Quality Measures Are Less Likely to be "Capped" Than Diagnostic Radiology Clinical Quality Measures. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR Noor, M., Bivins, E., Manchec, B., Contreras, F., Shah, R., Ward, T. J. 2021; 32 (5): 677–82

Abstract

In the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS), quality measures are considered topped out if national median performance rates are =95%. Quality measures worth 10 points can be capped at 7 points if topped out for =2 years. This report compares the availability of diagnostic radiology (DR)-related and interventional radiology (IR)-related measures worth 10 points. A total of 196 MIPS clinical quality measures were reviewed on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services MIPS website. There are significantly more IR-related measures worth 10 points than DR measures (2/9 DR measures vs 9/12 IR measures; P= .03), demonstrating that clinical IR services can help mixed IR/DR groups maximize their Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services payment adjustment.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.11.016

View details for PubMedID 33933250