Center for Health Informatics (CHI)

The Center for Health Informatics is a University of Cincinnati service core focused on providing research data for departments in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health. Dedicated to assisting all research efforts, we provide initial study design and feasibility services at no cost through UC’s Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training.

The Center for Health Informatics is the designated honest broker to access UC Health patient data for research. All data requests for research purposes should be routed through our office. We maintain a close relationship with the Institutional Review Board and Office of Research to ensure data are properly accessed, delivered and logged based on university compliance requirements and federal law. We are experts in the process of de-identifying data sets. We will help you gain fast, efficient, compliant access to the data you need.

Most clinical data requests are completed in less than two business days, while technology and analytics projects tend to be more involved. If your department participates in research, we urge you to consider research data management in your budget and grant planning.

To access services from the CHI, please login or create an account in Stratocore at https://ppms.us/uc/start/

Biomedical data informatics

• Query and use of electronic health record data
• Data acquisition and integration
• Honest broker service
• Big/complex data analysis
• Molecular data analysis
• Healthcare analytics

• EHR-based tools for research
• Clinical decision support systems
• Biostatistics
• Custom web development
• Specialty database, datamart, and research registry development
• Mobile application development

• Formal informatics education programs
• Participatory learning and training programs

Grant Information

A general NIH description of facilities and equipment for this core may be accessed with this link - CHI NIH Summary May 2024; however, it is highly recommended that you discuss your specific core needs with the core director or manager while preparing the grant application since they can likely provide tailored information regarding their capabilities to enhance your application.