Measure Overview
Use in CMS Programs
- Finalized through rulemaking for inclusion in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2016.
- Implemented in MIPS starting with Performance Year (PY) 2017.
Description
Percentage of patients in whom a retrievable IVC filter is placed who, within 3 months post-placement, have a documented assessment for the appropriateness of continued filtration, device removal or the inability to contact the patient with at least two attempts.
Measure Specification
Number of patients that have appropriate IVC filter follow-up.
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All patients who have a retrievable IVC filter placed with the intent for potential removal at time of placement.
None
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Measure Information
Endorsement History
N/A
Measure Performance in Program
Measure Score by Performance Year
Impact Summary: This measure supports the Merit‑based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) by promoting appropriate follow‑up assessment for patients who receive retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, a process intended to support safe device management and timely removal when clinically appropriate.
Due to low reporting on this measure, no benchmark data are currently available in the publicly reported MIPS Quality Benchmarks files reviewed for this assessment. As a result, performance trends and the potential impact of improvement on patient outcomes cannot be evaluated at this time. The absence of benchmark data limits the ability to assess the importance or impact of this measure within MIPS. The measure is included in the Interventional Radiology MIPS Value Pathway (MVP), which may help increase adoption and reporting in the future.
For this measure, Battelle reviewed the following publicly available datasets at Benchmarks - QPP:
- 2026 MIPS Quality Benchmarks.csv
- 2025 MIPS Quality Benchmarks.csv
- 2024 MIPS Quality Benchmarks.csv
- 2023 MIPS Quality Benchmarks.csv
There are no benchmark values for “Measure_ID”=421 in these files, and therefore no data are available to assess this measure. During these years, CMS did not receive sufficient data submissions to establish a performance period benchmark.
Meaningfulness
Importance
The Meaningfulness criterion will be evaluated as part of the full Preliminary Assessment available in September.
Data Stream Burden Reduction
Data Stream Burden Reduction
This criterion will be evaluated as part of the full Preliminary Assessment available in September.
Alignment with the Patient Health Care Journey
Alignment with the Patient Health Care Journey
This criterion will be evaluated as part of the full Preliminary Assessment available in September.
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