Research IT

Expert Data Management

The HSRDC offers a variety of tailored data management solutions throughout the lifecycle of your project. Our team provides EHR data connectivity, custom pipelines, analytic file creation, virtual analysis environments, and data standardization to common models like OMOP. Data can be accessed in a secure environment with different software options for analysis. At project close, we handle archiving or destruction according to your protocol and regulatory obligations.

• SQL Server Database Hosting — Managed databases with custom views and access controls.
• Custom ETL & Pipelines — Move and transform data reliably, at any scale.
• Data Lifecycle Management — From ingestion through archival or destruction.
• Data Standardization — OMOP and other common-data-model conversions.
• EHR Data Requests — Pulled, prepared, and delivered for analysis. To request EHR data, please visit: https://services.pitt.edu/TDClient/44/HSITServices/Requests/Service/395/Health-Sciences-Research-Data-Center-EHR-Data-Request
• Honest Brokering — Independent intermediary services for sensitive datasets.
• Safe Harboring — De-identification aligned with HIPAA Safe Harbor.
• Virtual Analysis Environments — Compute-ready spaces with the tools your team needs.

The HSRDC also retains access to data from many sources that may be able to be utilized by researchers.

To view the data available for researchers at the HSRDC, please visit the Data Hub: 

To request EHR data, please visit:   https://services.pitt.edu/TDClient/44/HSITServices/Requests/Service/395/Health-Sciences-Research-Data-Center-EHR-Data-Request

For general data management inquiries, please email: HSRDC@pitt.edu