A sample version of an PCORnet compliant input file for the Quantitative Variable Distribution data quality module. This exact file is also included as a CSV in the package if the user wishes to use it, or the structure can be copied to produce a custom list of checks.
Format
qvd_input_pcornet
- check_id
A short string "code" used to identify the specific check (ex: de, de_rx)
- check_description
A longer description of the check (ex: full drug_exposure table, prescribed drugs based on drug_type_concept_id)
- schema
The schema where the data is kept. Use
cdmto use the pre-configuredcdm_schema,resultto use the preconfiguredresults_schema, or input the exact name of the schema.- table
The name of the CDM or pre-computed results table where the relevant data is kept
- value_field
The field in the table that contains the quantitative variable
- concept_field
The field with the concept codes that make up the valueset (ex: lab_loinc)
- vocabulary_field
Typically only relevant for diagnoses and procedures, the field where the code vocabulary is kept (i.e. dx_type, px_type)
- conceptset_name
OPTIONAL The string name of the concept set that will identify the concepts of interest, as it appears in the predefined file_subdirectory
- filter_logic
OPTIONAL The logic that should be applied to the provided table in order to tailor the tables to the desired check assessment (ex: if you only want to assess prescription drugs)