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(Last updated: Jun 17, 2025)
The Quality Data Model (QDM) is a conceptual information model that defines clinical patient data and concepts in a standardized format to enable electronic quality performance measurement. The model is the current structure for electronically representing quality measure concepts for stakeholders…
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The Quality Data Implementation (QDI) User Group, formerly the QDM User Group, is a group of volunteer members who use the QDM and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources®-related standards for measure development and measure implementation. The QDI User Group meets at 3:00 p.m. ET on…
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Introduction to Quality Data Model (QDM)Pioneers in Quality Video Shorts - eCQM Basics Series 1 - January 7, 2021 (Free registration is required to view the videos)What is a QDM Data Element Webinar What is a Datatype - WebinarWhat is an Attribute - WebinarVisit the QDM FAQs page to…
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(Last updated: Jun 17, 2025)
Current Version of the QDM in UseThe 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.Previous QDM Version InformationFor reference…
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(Last updated: Dec 05, 2025)
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(Last updated: Apr 29, 2025)
The Quality Data Model (QDM)-based CQL Style Guide provides standardized expressions of electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) concepts across eCQMs and defines a uniform “look and feel” to eCQM logic. The QDM-based CQL Style Guide focuses on a set of common best practices that have been…
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(Last updated: Apr 29, 2025)
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(Last updated: Mar 20, 2025)
Quality Improvement Core (QI-Core) is a Health Level Seven International® (HL7®) implementation guide that defines a set of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) profiles that support successful creation of interoperable and quality-focused applications including Electronic Clinical…
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(Last updated: May 27, 2025)
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Developer Tools allow industry developers, who build software for participating clinicians, to integrate their software directly with CMS applications and data. Available tools include Submissions Application Programming Interface (API), Submissions Developer…
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(Last updated: May 27, 2025)
The Quality Payment Program (QPP) Resource Library is the one-stop shop for all QPP resources. It provides educational materials supporting clinicians’ participation in QPP. All QPP webinar resources, including slides, transcripts and recordings from recent presentations, can be found on the …