An Academic
Medical Center
desired to apply for and obtain one of sixty Clinical and Translational Science
Award (CTSA) grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The client had submitted a grant application
the previous year and received feedback that their clinical data research
infrastructure was insufficient to qualify for the Award. Improvement of their qualifications in this
area was critical to succeeding this year.
Solution:
CapTech consultants interviewed over twenty key
Health System and Clinical Research staff to establish a view of the current
state of their clinical data infrastructure and an understanding of the
organization’s needs going forward. Combining our knowledge of Data Management and Business Intelligence
best practices with guidance provided by the Director of the Biomedical
Informatics Program at Ohio State University, CapTech established a
best-of-breed Clinical Data Target Architecture utilizing Oracle and
Informatica commercial products as well as the emerging clinical analysis
platform i2b2 and caGRID integration technology. CapTech’s target architecture also ensured
that all data stored would meet HIPAA privacy rules and be de-identified and
anonymized. At the client’s request, CapTech personnel drafted the portion of
the grant describing the target architecture. A deployment roadmap was also
delivered to the client describing how the architecture will be deployed.
Tools:
Oracle
Informatica
I2b2
caGRID
Results:
Improved qualifications positioned client as a front-runner
for CTSA Centers of Excellence grant
Enhanced efficiency and security of electronic
data sharing with the CTSA consortia and with other national clinical and
translational research networks
Accelerated
the integration of clinical research findings into community clinical practice
and public health