2026 Specialty Measure Set

2026 MIPS Quality Measures for Speech Language Pathology

The 10 MIPS quality measures designated by CMS for the Speech Language Pathology specialty set. These are the measures speech language pathology specialists are most likely to report on—though any MIPS-eligible measure can be submitted.

10measures
6high priority
10with benchmarks
9topped out
Related:MIPS Reporting & Strategy →MIPS Cost Category →VBCA's QCDR →
ID ↑Measure eCQMType Status
MIPS 130Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical RecordCMS68v15High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 134Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up PlanCMS2v15ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 181Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 182Functional Outcome Assessment—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 226Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and CessationCMS138v14ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 282Dementia: Functional Status Assessment—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 286Dementia: Safety Concern Screening and Follow-Up for Patients with Dementia—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 288Dementia: Education and Support of Caregivers for Patients with Dementia—High PriorityTopped Out
MIPS 291Assessment of Cognitive Impairment or Dysfunction for Patients with Parkinson’s—ProcessTopped Out
MIPS 386Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patient Care Preferences—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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