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 Quality Data Model (QDM) is a conceptual information model defining principal concepts (classes) of information, their related attributes, and their relationships. The Model provides a standardized way to express what needs to be retrieved from electronic records to enable quality performance measurement. The QDM is the current structure for electronically representing quality measure concepts for stakeholders involved in electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) development and reporting.