2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System Quality Measure Benchmarks Overview

This document is an overview of the 2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) quality measure benchmarks. It details how these benchmarks are established and their role in scoring submitted measures. The resource outlines the specific types of benchmarks, including Qualified Clinical Data Registry measures, MIPS clinical quality measures, and electronic clinical quality measures. It explains that historical data from the 2021 performance period is used to create benchmarks for the 2023 performance period, provided that certain criteria are met. The document also describes how results are displayed in the benchmark file, including the assignment of achievement points based on deciles. Additionally, it addresses scenarios where a quality measure may not have a historical benchmark and the implications of this for scoring. The document concludes with information on capped measures and the scoring policies for new quality measures in their initial years.