2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Emergency Medicine

The 10 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Emergency Medicine specialty set. These are the measures emergency medicine specialists are most likely to report on, though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

10measures
8high priority
10with benchmarks
8topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 065Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)CMS154v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 066Appropriate Testing for PharyngitisCMS146v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 116Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 181Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 187Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation: Thrombolytic Therapy—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 317Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up DocumentedCMS22v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 331Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)—High PriorityBenchmark
MIPS 332Adult Sinusitis: Appropriate Choice of Antibiotic: Amoxicillin With or Without Clavulanate Prescribed for Patients with Acute Bacterial Sinusitis (Appropriate Use)—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 415Emergency Medicine: Emergency Department Utilization of CT for Minor Blunt Head Trauma for Patients Aged 18 Years and Older—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 416Emergency Medicine: Emergency Department Utilization of CT for Minor Blunt Head Trauma for Patients Aged 2 Through 17 Years—High PriorityBenchmark

All Specialty Sets

Allergy/Immunology12Anesthesiology4Audiology10Cardiology22Certified Nurse Midwife11Chiropractic Medicine8Clinical Social Work19Dentistry2Dermatology11Diagnostic Radiology6Electrophysiology Cardiac Specialist2Emergency Medicine10Endocrinology16Family Medicine62Gastroenterology11General Surgery10Geriatrics22Hospitalists4Infectious Disease15Internal Medicine57Interventional Radiology13Mental/Behavioral Health20Nephrology17Neurology22Neurosurgical8Nutrition/Dietician8Obstetrics/Gynecology23Oncology/Hematology24Ophthalmology17Optometry6Orthopedic Surgery29Otolaryngology20Pathology7Pediatrics16Physical Medicine9Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy25Plastic Surgery7Podiatry9Preventive Medicine20Pulmonology14Radiation Oncology4Rheumatology15Skilled Nursing Facility12Speech Language Pathology10Thoracic Surgery10Urgent Care11Urology21Vascular Surgery12

VBCA-Developed Measures

CMS-approved measures available through VBCA:

AVBC1

Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation

AVBC2

Echocardiogram Stewardship in CHF

AVBC3

SGLT2 Inhibitors in CKD

AVBC4

Ischemic Imaging Stewardship in CCD

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