Which option is NOT part of the CMS performance data categories used in MIPS?

• A. Quality
• B. Patient Experience
• C. Efficiency
• D. Cost

Answer: (B)

The question is testing awareness of how CMS organizes MIPS performance data. MIPS uses four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Improvement Activities, and Promoting Interoperability. Patient Experience is not a separate MIPS category; it isn’t a standalone domain tracked for the payment adjustment, even though some measures within Quality may touch on patient-reported outcomes or satisfaction. So, among the options, Patient Experience does not belong as its own MIPS category. The other options fit the structure: Quality covers clinical outcomes and processes, Cost tracks resource use, Improvement Activities rewards changes that improve care, and Promoting Interoperability focuses on health IT use and data sharing.