§ 414.1375 Promoting Interoperability (PI) performance category.

(a) Final score. Unless a different scoring weight is assigned by CMS under sections 1848(o)(2)(D), 1848(q)(5)(E)(ii), or 1848(q)(5)(F) of the Act, performance in the Promoting Interoperability performance category comprises 25 percent of a MIPS eligible clinician's final score for each MIPS payment year.

(b) Reporting for the Promoting Interoperability performance category. To earn a performance category score for the Promoting Interoperability performance category for inclusion in the final score, a MIPS eligible clinician must:

(1) CEHRT. Use CEHRT as defined at § 414.1305 for the performance period;

(2) Report MIPS—Promoting Interoperability objectives and measures. Report on the objectives and associated measures as specified by CMS for the Promoting Interoperability performance category for the performance period as follows:

(i) For the 2019 and 2020 MIPS payment years: For each base score measure, as applicable, report the numerator (of at least one) and denominator, or yes/no statement, or claim an exclusion for each measure that includes an option for an exclusion; and

(ii) Beginning with the 2021 MIPS payment year:

(A) Report that the MIPS eligible clinician completed the actions included in the Security Risk Analysis measure during the year in which the performance period occurs;