Tufts CTSI helps investigators efficiently acquire and effectively use clinical and health-related research data. We provide tools and infrastructure for data collection, management, and analysis, while facilitating access to local and national data sources.

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Access Tufts Medicine Clinical Data

Informatics Program

Expert-supported querying to help investigators characterize study cohorts, identify participants, and extract data from Tufts Medicine EHRs, devices, and external sources; custom software development (including NLP and PPRL); and research data integration services, such as REDCap feeds and chart abstraction.

Cohort Discovery Powered by TriNetX

A self-service platform for assessing patient cohort sizes and characteristics using aggregated real-world data from Tufts Medicine and beyond.

 

Access National Data

Kaiser Permanente Biospecimen Repository

Facilitated access to one of the largest biobanks in the U.S. through Tufts CTSI’s strategic partnership with the Kaiser Permanente health system.

Epic Cosmos

A research resource with access to more than 307 million inpatient and outpatient records from 2,200 hospitals and 49,000 clinics, unified into a single comprehensive longitudinal record.

State Firearms Law Database

Easy-to-access information on firearm safety laws in each of the 50 states from 1976 through 2024.

 

Tools and Software

REDCap™: Research Electronic Data Capture

Secure, web-based data capture application for building and managing online surveys and databases for clinical and translational research.

Tufts Analytics Platform (TAP) Discovery

An AI-powered platform designed to empower exploratory data analysis and hypothesis generation for clinical, omics, and biochemical research.

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