What is the current Medicare MIPS category focused on electronic health record use and interoperability called?

• A. Promoting Interoperability
• B. EHR Modernization
• C. Health Data Exchange
• D. Electronic Records Incentives

Answer: (A)

Promoting Interoperability is the Medicare MIPS category that centers on using certified electronic health record technology to support interoperable data exchange and patient access to information. It emphasizes not just recording data in an EHR, but enabling secure sharing of health information between providers and with patients. Measures typically include e-prescribing, sending and receiving summaries of care, ensuring patient access to their health data, and preventing information blocking. This category was renamed to Promoting Interoperability in 2019 to reflect the focus on data exchange and patient access, making it the current MIPS category dedicated to EHR use and interoperability.