SC CTSI's Clinical Research Informatics group provides a variety of free resources and consultations, with an option to purchase additional services on a recharge basis.
Services Available Through the Clinical Research Informatics Team
Service | Description | Cost |
Access to de-identified tools for querying medical records | Self-service tools for searching USC and CHLA records (i2b2) or records from other health systems (LADR, TriNetX, HealthFacts). Immediately view de-identified counts and breakdowns of patients meeting search criteria to help you plan for clinical studies. | Free |
Simple data extraction by CRI Developers | Extracting de-identified, aggregate, and identified patient datasets with appropriate approvals | $125/hour NIH funded / $150 Non-NIH |
Complex data extraction and development | Extracting and preparing custom clinical datasets in an analysis-ready format | $125/hour NIH funded / $150 Non-NIH |
mHealth consultations | Expert consulting on mobile health research and application development | $125/hour NIH funded / $150 Non-NIH |
Geospatial consultations | Expert consulting on informatics research projects linking geospatial information with health data | $125/hour NIH funded / $150 Non-NIH |
Technical Consultations | Expert scientific consulting on clinical research informatics projects | $125/hour NIH funded / $150 Non-NIH |
Categories for Pro-Bono Services
There are some instances where services or partial services may be rendered for free. Please see the chart below for more detail.
Category | Description | Amount |
Initial Consultation | Free for any project based at USC, CHLA and affiliated SC CTSI institutions | Free up to 1 hour |
SC CTSI Pilot Funding and DHS Implementation Science Awardees | Any SC CTSI Pilot Funding Awardee can receive up to 2 hours free for work related to the funded project | Free up to 2 hours |
Junior Investigators | Junior Investigators, as defined by NIH and/or in an Assistant professor classification may receive up to 5 free hours of support per project and 15 annually. | Free up to 5 hours per project Free up to 15 hours annually |
K Awardees | All K awardees may receive up to 15 hours free in total annually for their K – related project based at USC, CHLA and affiliated SC CTSI institutions | Free up to 15 hours annually |
T Scholars | All T scholars may receive up to 15 hours free in total annually for their T – related project based at USC, CHLA and affiliated SC CTSI institutions | Free up to 15 hours annually |
Extramural Grant Planning | Researchers seeking support in the preparation of grants for submission within 6 months, may receive up to 3 free hours of services in support of the grant application that includes 5% or more budget for CRI Data Services. | Free up to 3 hours of services in support of the grant application that includes 5% or more budget for CRI Data Services. |
Additional Categories
DHS Investigators with DHS Category 1 Research. Contact cri@usc.edu for details or visit:
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Volunteers willing train other Investigators in CRI tools and services. Contact cri@usc.edu for details.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Annual maximum for researchers of 15 total hours of free consultation (for all projects combined)
What is not free:
Any consultation or work performed after the initial consultation or outside of the free categories and time limitations above
Performance of statistical analysis, even if a full initial hour of consultation has not been provided
Our priority and target audience is: 1) NIH-funded, junior investigators; 2) those planning to apply for NIH-funding
SC CTSI heavily subsidizes these services. Please plan to cite the SC CTSI grant (see footer) in any publications that benefit from them.