The 2027 Annual Update draft measure specifications are now available. Question and comment on Eligible Clinician eCQMs, Hospital - Inpatient eCQMs, and Hospital - Outpatient eCQM until December 19, 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the DRAFT Quality Data Model (QDM) Version 5.6 for review. We update QDM periodically to support new requirements for electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs).
The draft QDM v5.6 includes changes to the QDM v5.5 recommended by the QDM User Group. These changes are highlighted in the change log of the draft version:
We welcome comments and questions on the DRAFT QDM v5.6 publication. Please submit feedback via Jira ticket QDM-257. You must have a Jira account to submit a comment. We will accept comments until 5:00 p.m. ET on November 16, 2020.
Additional Information
QDM will continue to evolve based on stakeholder input and feedback from the QDM User Group.
To join the QDM User Group, visit the eCQI Resource Center eCQM Events Calendar.
If you have questions about QDM, contact the QDM team at qdm@esacinc.com or via the ONC Project Tracking System (Jira) QDM project.
You can find current and past versions of the QDM, QDM User Group meeting information, and Clinical Quality Language (CQL) resources on the eCQI Resource Center.