Best Mapped Concepts


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Publisher

PEDSnet

Abstract

A network data quality check which computes the proportion of concepts mapped to an ideal set of values. The output shows the proportion of concepts mapped to each level of a hierarchy (e.g. RxNorm for drugs) or categories of a categorical variable. The best versus not-best designations are customizable by the user.

Results of this check for the current data cycle can be explored on the PEDSnet Data Quality Dashboard. Data quality results for previous data cycles have been archived in the Best Mapped Concepts Network Results collection.

Data Requirements

bmc_tbl , omop_or_pcornet , check_string , concept_tbl

Probe

Clinical Assessment

Access Package

Visualization Output

NOTE: The visualizations are NOT part of the packaged code. This description applies to the visualizations available on the PEDSnet Data Quality Dashboard.

The results are visualized as a bar graph with the proportion of concepts meeting the “best” definition shown along the X axis with site on the Y axis, facetted by the check of interest. Tables are also included to provide the definitions of best and not best concepts.

Raw Output

This check produces a raw data output containing 12 columns of data:

Column Data Type Definition
concept character the names of all the concepts present in the data for the check
concept_rows numeric the number of rows represented by the concept
concept_pts numeric the number of patients represented by the concept
total_rows numeric the total number of rows in the domain of interest
total_pts numeric the total number of patients in the domain of interest
row_proportions numeric the proportion of rows represented by the concept
person_proportions numeric the proportion of patients represented by the concept
site character the name of the site being targeted
database_version character the database version from which the counts originated
check_type character a short string identifier for the module
check_name character a short string identifier for the check
check_desc character the fact type being evaluated

Affiliation(s)

PEDSnet Data Coordinating Center

Funder(s)

Provenance

Description

Development Code

https://github.com/PEDSnet/ndq/blob/main/R/best_mapped_concepts.R

Clinical Subjects Headings

Related Data Quality Result

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Network Data Quality
Created:2025-09Affiliation:PEDSnet Data Coordinating Center
The [Network Data Quality (NDQ)](https://pedsnet.github.io/ndq/) package contains several data quality modules intended to evaluate the overall condition of the data in a clinical research network. These modules, which cover a broad range of data quality domains from conformance to plausibility, are flexible and can be configured to execute checks specific to desired use cases in both the OMOP and PCORnet common data models (CDMs).

##### [View pkgdown summary here.](https://pedsnet.github.io/ndq/)

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Cite this Data Quality Check

Wieand, K. & Dickinson, K. (2023, December). Best Mapped Concepts. [D Q Check]. PEDSpace Knowledge Bank. https://doi.org/10.24373/pdsp-486