Health Data Partners
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URSA Initiative in Rhode Island
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Below is a list of current Health Data Partners (HDPs) engaged with the URSA Initiative.
To learn more about requesting data from any of these HDPs, please submit the .
uses the Epic and Cerner electronic health record (EHR) systems for outpatient and inpatient respectively. Both systems have a suite of reporting and analytic tools for use within the health systems. Reports and data extracts can also be requested.
Since March 2015, has used built on the Epic EHR platform. There are a variety of reporting and analytic tools, such as SlicerDicer and Reporting Workbench, which can be used within Brown University Health. Reports or data extracts can also be requested.
The supports and maintains a range of health datasets and systems that can be used for research.
(RI APCD or HealthFacts RI) is a large-scale database that systematically collects healthcare claims data from a variety of payer sources, including Medicare, Medicaid, and RI’s nine largest commercial payers. Through the URSA Initiative, licensed researchers may access and analyze RI APCD data in the secure URSA Stronghold computing environment.
Founded in 2001, the Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) is the state-designated Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO). RIQI manages , Rhode Island’s state-designated Health Information Exchange (HIE). CurrentCare contains EHR and health data from all acute care hospital systems in Rhode Island and from many ambulatory and laboratory facilities across the state. RIQI has provided public health and research data to external partners such as the Rhode Island Department of Health and Brown University. More information about the data in CurrentCare can be found in the .