The Public Comment is now open through March 25, 2026 on the Draft 2027 CMS QRDA I Implementation Guide, Schematron, and Sample File for Hospital Quality Reporting
The most recent version of the QDM is QDM v5.6. It was published January 2021 and lists all changes from QDM v5.5 Guidance Update in section 7.1 and highlights all data model changes throughout the document with red text.
For reference, visit the Standards and Tools Versions Chart for more detail on versions used to create and/or support the implementation of the specific reporting/performance period specifications.
Visit the QDM FAQs page to review common questions and answers on QDM.
Find QDM Known Issues on the Clinical Quality Language (CQL) Formatting and Usage Wiki.