2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Skilled Nursing Facility

The 12 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Skilled Nursing Facility specialty set. These are the measures skilled nursing facility specialists are most likely to report on—though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

12measures
5high priority
12with benchmarks
9topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 006Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Antiplatelet Therapy—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 007Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Beta-Blocker Therapy – Prior MyocardialCMS145v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 008Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular SystolicCMS144v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 047Advance Care Plan—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 118Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE)—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 155Falls: Plan of Care—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 181Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 238Use of High-Risk Medications in Older AdultsCMS156v14High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 317Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-UpCMS22v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 326Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 493Adult Immunization Status—ProcessBenchmark
MIPS 495Ambulatory Palliative Care Patients’ Experience of Feeling Heard and—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

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