What You Need To Know
Interested in starting a new research project to transform the way we treat patients… but don’t know if there are enough patients?
Introducing HMH’s exciting new Research Data Platform (RDP) - which may be just the jump-start you need for exciting new research endeavors.
The RDP empowers HMH research, clinical, and administrative stakeholders to assess the potential of such projects by providing streamlined access to our vast data resources.
This centralized platform simplifies data querying, enabling efficient study cohort construction and feasibility testing through structured storage and management of HMH data. An inquisitive investigator will be able to use key databases to do a preliminary assessment, without accessing protected health information (PHI) or needing institutional review board (IRB) approval.
The RDP's advanced search functionality allows for refined criteria selection, leading to more specific study populations. The inclusion and exclusion criteria can be copied into study protocols, facilitating data extraction with clear, unambiguous definitions and minimizing reliance on technical support. This accelerates the research process from concept to feasibility assessment. Furthermore, the RDP summarizes aggregate data stratified by gender, age at admission, race/ethnicity, and the patient’s primary language.
Again, these results can be used for grant applications without requiring a formal data request or IRB approval.
The RDP accelerates the research lifecycle, strengthens grant submissions, protocol development, enhances clinical research, and improves patient care.
The RDP is constantly evolving to meet the growing needs of our research community. Future developments includes:
- Enhanced Collaboration: Facilitating data sharing and analysis among researchers.
- Expanded Data Access: Building a data catalog with readily available data items, enabling approved researchers direct access to study-specific data.
- Integration with Additional Data Sources: Incorporating data from, for example, Huron, ATune, OpenSpoecimen, and Oncore.
- Continuous Improvement: Ongoing platform development based on user feedback and evolving research needs.
The DTS team will offer a training session on how to best utilize the platform on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 from 2-3p. To get the login information for the meeting and/or for any questions, please contact rdp_support@hmhn.org.
Please note that we offer many resources to investigators to guide them through new projects that can be utilized alongside the new RDP. More information about them is available on the Office of Research Administration website.
Link to RDP: https://rdp.ekam.hmhn.org/
How to request access: Submit a Data and Analytics - Service Access Request (SAR)
Under "Select Application," select “Data & Analytics (Business Intelligence),” under “Tool,” type in “Research Data Platform,” and under “Report or Dashboard,” type in “RDP.”
For questions about the platform, please contact rdp_support@hmhn.org
