Quality Indicator Data Import Map
NewSTEPs 2015
*The data import template consists of 3 separate .csv files. Each of these files contains two
primary keys from the NewSTEPs repository in columns A and B titled “state” and “year”
respectively. Please be sure to include information for these columns for all 3 .csv files. “State”
can be located in the data dictionary - Table: “institution” | Variable: “name”, and “year”
located in – Table: “quality_indicator_data” | Variable: “year”.
Quality Indicator 1
QI1a: Invalid dried blood spot specimens/cards due to improper collection
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = improper_collection_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = C | Column Header =
improperCollectionCount
QI1b: Invalid dried blood spot specimens/cards due to improper transport
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = improper_transport_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = D | Column Header =
improperTransportCount
Quality Indicator 2
QI2: Dried blood spot specimens/cards missing essential information
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = missing_essential_information_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = E | Column Header =
missingEssentialInformationCount
Quality Indicator 3
QI3.I: Infants without a satisfactory dried newborn blood spot screen
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = total_dbs_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = F | Column Header =
dbsMissingScreenCount
QI3.II: Infants without a valid newborn screening test reported for critical congenital
heart disease (CCHD)
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = total_cchd_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = G | Column Header =
cchdMissingScreenCount
QI3.III: Infants without a valid newborn screening test reported for early hearing loss
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = total_hearing_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = H | Column Header =
hearingMissingScreenCount
QI3.a.I: Total infants without a satisfactory dried blood spot newborn screening test
due to parental refusal
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
parental_refusal_dbs_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = I | Column Header =
prDbsMissingScreenCount
QI3.a.II: Total infants who were eligible for screening without a satisfactory newborn
screening test for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) due to parental refusal
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
parental_refusal_cchd_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = J | Column Header =
prCchdMissingScreenCount
QI3.a.III: Total infants who were eligible for screening without a satisfactory newborn
screening test for early hearing loss due to parental refusal
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
parental_refusal_hearing_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = K | Column Header =
prHearingMissingScreenCount
QI3.b.I: Total infants without an initial satisfactory and valid dried blood spot
newborn screening test due to pre-analytic error
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
erroneous_test_dbs_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = L | Column Header =
errorTestDbsMissingScreenCount
QI3.b.II: Total infants without an initial satisfactory and valid newborn screening test
for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) due to pre-analytic error
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
erroneous_test_cchd_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = M | Column Header =
errorTestCchdMissingScreenCount
QI3.b.III: Total infants without an initial satisfactory and valid newborn hearing test
due to pre-analytic error
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
erroneous_test_hearing_missing_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = N | Column Header =
errorTestHearingMissingScreenCount
QI3.c: Infants without a satisfactory and valid dried blood spot newborn screening
test due to a missing or unmatched second screen, in second screen states
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = missing_second_screen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = O | Column Header =
missingSecondScreenCount
Quality Indicator 4
QI4.a: Loss to follow-up following the receipt of an invalid specimen.
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
loss_to_follow_up_invalid_specimen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = P | Column Header =
lossToFollowUpCountInvalidSpecimen
QI4.b.I: Loss to follow-up following an out-of-range test result in samples for which a
repeat dried blood spot was requested
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
loss_to_follow_up_repeat_specimen_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = Q | Column Header =
lossToFollowUpCountRepeatSpecimen
QI4.b.II: Loss to follow-up following an out-of-range test result in infants requiring
evaluation/diagnostic workup
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = loss_to_follow_up_dbs_referral_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = R | Column Header =
lossToFollowUpCountDbsReferral
QI4.c: Loss to follow-up for infants who do not receive follow-up testing after an out
of range pulse oximetry screen result
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = loss_to_follow_up_cchd_referral_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = S | Column Header =
lossToFollowUpCountCchdReferral
QI4.d: Loss to follow-up for infants who do not receive follow-up testing after an out
of range newborn hearing screening result.
Data Dictionary: Table = quality_indicator_data | Variable = loss_to_follow_up_hearing_referral_count
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Column = T | Column Header =
lossToFollowUpCountHearingReferral
Quality Indicator 5
QI5.a.I: Time elapsed from birth to specimen collection/initial point of care for initial
dried blood spot screen
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = initial_dbs_collection_counts_id
Table2 = short_time_interval_counts | Variables = between_one_and_two_days,
between_twelve_and_twenty_four_hours, between_two_and_three_days, greater_than_three_days,
less_than_twelve_hours, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns = U,V,W,X,Y,Z| Column
Headers = initialDbsCollectionCount<12, initialDbsCollectionCount12-24, initialDbsCollectionCount1-2,
initialDbsCollectionCount2-3, initialDbsCollectionCount>3, initialDbsCollectionCountTimeUnknown
QI5.a.II: Time elapsed from birth to specimen collection/initial point of care for initial
critical congenital heart disease screening
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = initial_cchd_screening_counts_id
Table2 = short_time_interval_counts | Variables = between_one_and_two_days,
between_twelve_and_twenty_four_hours, between_two_and_three_days, greater_than_three_days,
less_than_twelve_hours, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns = AA,AB,AC,AD,AE,AF|
Column Headers = initialCchdScreenCount<12, initialCchdScreenCount12-24, initialCchdScreenCount1-2,
initialCchdScreenCount2-3, initialCchdScreenCount>3, initialCchdScreenCountTimeUnknown
QI5.a.III: Time elapsed from birth to specimen collection/initial point of care for initial
hearing loss screening
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = initial_hearing_screening_counts_id
Table2 = short_time_interval_counts | Variables = between_one_and_two_days,
between_twelve_and_twenty_four_hours, between_two_and_three_days, greater_than_three_days,
less_than_twelve_hours, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns = AG,AH,AI,AJ,AK,AL|
Column Headers = initialHearingScreenCount<12, initialHearingScreenCount12-24,
initialHearingScreenCount1-2, initialHearingScreenCount2-3, initialHearingScreenCount>3,
initialHearingScreenCountTimeUnknown
QI5.a.IV: Time elapsed from birth to specimen collection/initial point of care for
subsequent dried blood spot screen, define time elapsed
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = subsequent_dbs_collection_counts_id
Table2 = long_time_interval_counts| Variables = between_seven_and_ten_days,
between_ten_and_fourteen_days, greater_than_fourteen_days, less_than_seven_days, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns = AM,AN,AO,AP,AQ|
Column Headers = subsequentDbsCollectionCount<7, subsequentDbsCollectionCount7-10,
subsequentDbsCollectionCount10-14, subsequentDbsCollectionCount>14,
subsequentDbsCollectionCountTimeUnknown
QI5.b.I: Time elapsed from specimen collection to receipt by lab(reflected by time
sample was logged in at lab) for initial blood spot screen
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = initial_dbs_receipt_counts_id
Table2 = medium_time_interval_counts | Variables = between_five_and_seven_days ,
between_four_and_five_days, between_one_and_two_days, between_three_and_four_days ,
between_two_and_three_days , greater_than_seven_days, less_than_one_day , unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns =
AR,AS,AT,AU,AV,AW,AX,AY | Column Headers = initialDbsReceiptCount<1, initialDbsReceiptCount1-2,
initialDbsReceiptCount2-3, initialDbsReceiptCount3-4, initialDbsReceiptCount4-5,
initialDbsReceiptCount5-7, initialDbsReceiptCount>7, initialDbsReceiptCountTimeUnknown
QI5.b.II: Time elapsed from specimen collection to receipt by lab(reflected by time
sample was logged in at lab) for subsequent dried blood spot screen
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = subsequent_dbs_receipt_counts_id
Table2 = medium_time_interval_counts | Variables = between_five_and_seven_days ,
between_four_and_five_days, between_one_and_two_days, between_three_and_four_days ,
between_two_and_three_days , greater_than_seven_days, less_than_one_day , unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns =
AZ,BA,BB,BC,BD,BE,BF,BG | Column Headers = subsequentDbsReceiptCount<1,
subsequentDbsReceiptCount1-2, subsequentDbsReceiptCount2-3, subsequentDbsReceiptCount3-4,
subsequentDbsReceiptCount4-5, subsequentDbsReceiptCount5-7, subsequentDbsReceiptCount>7,
subsequentDbsReceiptCountTimeUnknown
QI5.c.I: Time elapsed from specimen receipt to reporting out presumptive positive
time critical results (communication with provider)
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable =
receipt_to_report_time_critical_counts_id
Table2 = short_extended_time_interval_counts | Variables between_one_and_two_days ,
between_twelve_and_twenty_four_hours, between_two_and_three_days,
between_three_and_four_days, between_four_and_five_days, between_five_and_six_days,
greater_than_six_days, less_than_twelve_hours, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns =
BH,BI,BJ,BK,BL,BM,BN,BO BP, | Column Headers = receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount<12,
receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount12-24, receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount1-2,
receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount2-3, receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount3-4,
receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount4-5, receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount5-6,
receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount>6, receiptToReportTimeCriticalCountTimeUnknown
QI5.c.II: Time elapsed from specimen receipt to reporting out presumptive positive
results for all other conditions (communication with provider)
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = receipt_to_report_positive_counts_id
Table2 = short_extended_time_interval_counts | Variables between_one_and_two_days ,
between_twelve_and_twenty_four_hours, between_two_and_three_days,
between_three_and_four_days, between_four_and_five_days, between_five_and_six_days,
greater_than_six_days, less_than_twelve_hours, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns =
BQ,BR,BS,BT,BU,BV,BW,BX BY, | Column Headers = receiptToReportPositiveCount<12,
receiptToReportPositiveCount12-24, receiptToReportPositiveCount1-2, receiptToReportPositiveCount2-3,
receiptToReportTimeCriticalCount3-4, receiptToReportPositiveCount4-5, receiptToReportPositiveCount56, receiptToReportPositiveCount>6, receiptToReportPositiveCountTimeUnknown
QI5.c.III: Time elapsed from specimen receipt to reporting out complete results
(standard reporting to provider)
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = receipt_to_report_complete_counts_id
Table2 = short_extended_time_interval_counts | Variables between_one_and_two_days ,
between_twelve_and_twenty_four_hours, between_two_and_three_days,
between_three_and_four_days, between_four_and_five_days, between_five_and_six_days,
greater_than_six_days, less_than_twelve_hours, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns = BZ,CA,CB,CC,CD, CE, CF,
CG, CH | Column Headers = receiptToReportCompleteCount<12, receiptToReportCompleteCount12-24,
receiptToReportCompleteCount1-2, receiptToReportCompleteCount2-3,
receiptToReportCompleteCount3-4, receiptToReportCompleteCount4-5,
receiptToReportCompleteCount5-6, receiptToReportCompleteCount>6,
receiptToReportCompleteCountTimeUnknown
QI5.d.I: Time elapsed from birth to reporting out presumptive positive time critical
results (communication with provider)
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = birth_to_report_time_critical_counts_id
Table2 = medium_extended_time_interval_counts | Variables = less_than_forty_eight_hours,
between_two_and_three_days ,between_three_and_four_days, between_four_and_five_days,
between_five_and_six_days , between_six_and_seven_days, between_seven_and_eight_days,
between_eight_and_nine_days, between_nine_and_ten_days ,greater_than_ten_days, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns =
CI,CJ,CK,CL,CM,CN,CO,CP,CQ,CR,CS | Column Headers = birthToReportTimeCriticalCount <48,
birthToReportTimeCriticalCount2-3, birthToReportTimeCriticalCount3-4,
birthToReportTimeCriticalCount4-5, birthToReportTimeCriticalCount5-6,
birthToReportTimeCriticalCount6-7, birthToReportTimeCriticalCount7-8,
birthToReportTimeCriticalCount8-9, birthToReportTimeCriticalCount9-10,
birthToReportTimeCriticalCount>10, birthToReportTimeCriticalCountunknown
QI5.d.II: Time elapsed from birth to reporting out presumptive positive results for all
other conditions (communication with provider)
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = birth_to_report_positive_counts_id
Table2 = medium_extended_time_interval_counts | Variables = less_than_forty_eight_hours,
between_two_and_three_days ,between_three_and_four_days, between_four_and_five_days,
between_five_and_six_days , between_six_and_seven_days, between_seven_and_eight_days,
between_eight_and_nine_days, between_nine_and_ten_days ,greater_than_ten_days, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns =
CT,CU,CV,CW,CX,CY,CZ,DA,DB,DC,DD| Column Headers = birthToReportPositiveCount <48,
birthToReportPositiveCount2-3, birthToReportPositiveCount3-4, birthToReportPositiveCount4-5,
birthToReportPositiveCount5-6, birthToReportPositiveCount6-7, birthToReportPositiveCount7-8,
birthToReportPositiveCount8-9, birthToReportPositiveCount9-10, birthToReportPositiveCount>10,
birthToReportPositiveCountunknown
QI5.d.IIi: Time elapsed from birth to reporting out complete results (standard
reporting to provider)
Data Dictionary: Table1 = quality_indicator_data | Variable = birth_to_report_complete_counts_id
Table2 = medium_extended_time_interval_counts | Variables = less_than_forty_eight_hours,
between_two_and_three_days ,between_three_and_four_days, between_four_and_five_days,
between_five_and_six_days , between_six_and_seven_days, between_seven_and_eight_days,
between_eight_and_nine_days, between_nine_and_ten_days ,greater_than_ten_days, unknown
Data Import Template: File = QualityIndicators_1_2_3_4_5A-D.csv| Columns =
DE,DF,DG,DH,DI,DJ,DK,DL,DM,DN,DO| Column Headers = birthToReportCompleteCount<48,
birthToReportCompleteCount2-3, birthToReportCompleteCount3-4, birthToReportCompleteCount4-5,
birthToReportCompleteCount5-6, birthToReportCompleteCount6-7, birthToReportCompleteCount7-8,
birthToReportCompleteCount8-9, birthToReportCompleteCount9-10, birthToReportCompleteCount>10,
birthToReportCompleteCountunknown
QI5.e: Time elapsed from release of out-of-range results to intervention by
appropriate medical professional (in cases diagnosed with disorder)
This information is pulled from cases for each year and is not included in the quality indicator import
template.
QI5.f: Birth to confirmation of diagnosis (reported by analyte/result and disorder,
includes point of care tests)
This information is pulled from cases for each year and is not included in the quality indicator import
template.
QI5.g: Birth to determining result was false positive for newborn screen disorders for
all out-of-range results
Data Dictionary: Table = false_positive_counts | Variables = between_fifteen_days_and_one_month,
between_one_and_two_months, between_seven_and_fourteen_days, between_two_and_six_months,
greater_than_six_months, less_than_seven_days, unknown, condition_id, qi_data_id,
no_false_positives
Data Import Template: File = qi_false_positives_template.csv | Columns = C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K | Column
Headers = condition, noFalsePositives, lt7days, 7-14Days, 15Days-1Mo, 1-2Mo, 2-6Mo, gt6Mo, unknown
Quality Indicator 6
QI6: Percent of out-of-range results, any referral to evaluation, reported by
analyte/point of care test
Data Dictionary: Table = out_of_range_result_count | Variables = count, condition_id, qi_data_id
Data Import Template: File = qi_out_of_range_template.csv | Columns = C,D | Column Headers =
condition, count
Quality Indicator 7
QI7: Frequency of condition detected by newborn screening for each disorder
This information is pulled from cases for each year and is not included in the quality indicator import
template.
Quality Indicator 8
QI8.a: Infants with disease who were not identified on newborn screening but had a
valid newborn screen
This information is pulled from cases for each year and is not included in the quality indicator import
template.
QI8.b: Infants with disease who were not identified on newborn screen because they
did not have a valid screen
This information is pulled from cases for each year and is not included in the quality indicator import
template.