Many access paths, one point of entry
Need help or guidance? Do you need data with identifiers like birth dates or medical record numbers? Want to make sure you are compliant with regulations? Your first hour of consultation is free. Make sure you head in the right direction.
- If you'd like to learn more about what happens behind the scenes, read about the process.
UCSF electronic medical record data: What's available for research?
UCSF electronic medical record (EMR) data:
- APeX data dating back to 2012
- STOR data dating back to 1988
- Images
- Clinical notes
Plus additional data, such as:
- Geocoded address data
- CA Death Registry data
- ZSFG and other Department of Public Health data
- UC Health data (EMR data from UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UCSD, UCSF and many others) - patient counts available via ACT Network
There’s a big difference between "identified" and "de-identified" data. And, a lot of acronyms!
Comparing de-identified data
| Research Data Browser (RDB) | De-ID Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW) Coming soon |
Information Commons |
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Includes De-identified Data from APex:
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| Does not require IRB approval | ||
| Point & click interface available | ||
| Will be replaced by De-ID CDW and decommissioned in 2019* | Additional data, including:
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Data based on RDB* Plus:
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| Flat Files available - large file size, need analytics tool skills for queries | Berkeley Spark based | |
| Access via SQL server | In cloud (AWS) | |
| Ability to use your own preferred programming language with flat files | Need SQL, Python or R skills | |
| Useful for getting patient counts | Suited for high speed queries & data mining | |
| Learn more and access | Coming soon | Learn more and access |
* Will be replaced by De-ID CDW soon
** Requires IRB approval currently, but de-identified versions are coming.
First time User? Request access to Research Data and Tools
Not sure what option is best for your project? Request a free brief consultation for advice.
Request identified clinical data; you need a consultation
Identified data is provided by consultation only. The first hour of your consultation is free!
- Clarity - closest data to APeX; clinical notes available
- Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW) - concise, pulls common data in Clarity into one field
- OMOP - uses a national common data model on data derived from PCORnet pSCANNER
Data is further from original state and there is potential to lose information
The consultant will help you define a data specification. The APeX Pick List (Excel 26MB, download from UCSF Box) is a helpful tool for this work - see more information below.