Radius
Radius is a medical image processing and analysis laboratory within the UW Department of Radiology. Research images often have embedded metadata, which may include identifers. Radius offers services to de-identify images, and can reduce images to a Limited Data Set, depending on the needs of the research team. This service has been vetted by the Office of the Honest Broker to meet requirements under The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Radius can also support labs in reviewing their own de-identification processes to confirm that it removes identifiers as intended.
To contact Radius for a consultation, please email Radius@rad.wisc.edu
CRDS
Clinical Research Data Services (CRDS) is a division within of the SMPH Informatics and Information Technology group in the SMPH Dean’s Office. CRDS provides data support services for investigators who need to extract a large data sets from the Electronic Health Record for purposes of research. As part of their informatic services, CRDS helps identify and retrieve key data points from the EHR, can de-identify or remove specific identifiers from data sets to ensure compliance with privacy regulations before sharing the data with the study team or third party.
To begin this process, please submit a consultation request on the link below https://iit.med.wisc.edu/services/data_source_integration/
Office of the Honest Broker
An Honest Broker is an individual who specializes in maintaining the anonymity of data sets. UW’s office of the Honest Broker provides a variety of services in support of the research enterprise, such as data analysis, coding data sets, and altering data sets to render them de-identified. The Honest Broker works closely with the CRDS. Reach out to Ingacio (Nacho) Rodriguez Cortez for assistance.
Cybersecurity
The SMPH Cybersecurity Team is available to assist you with the technology reviews related to software and data transfers, and can offer assistance when planning complex data transfers related to your research. They are experts in ensuring that recipients of your data have the security controls in place to ensure that the data is protected in compliance with the applicable regulations. Contact Amy Diestler for assistance.
The Dean’s Office Research Administrators
The SMPH Dean’s Office Research Administration team is your principal point of contact for grant submissions and administration. They are led by Christy Shulz, and maintain a site here.