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recipient

A QDM attribute provides specific detail about a QDM datatype.

Performance/Reporting Period
2021
QDM Definition (QDM Version 5.5 Guidance Update):

The entity (e.g., person, organization, clinical information system, or device) which is the target of a communication.

The recipient attribute references the new QDM entities (Patient, Care Partner, Practitioner, or Organization) and any or all of the attributes of the respective QDM entity.

Last Updated: Jul 08, 2021