CRI Recharge Rates

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 records (i2b2) or records from other health systems (LADR, ACT, TriNetX). 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
REDCap project design	REDCap expert consultation and assistance with designing and building REDCap projects/databases	$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 per fiscal year.	Free up to 5 hours per project Free up to 15 hours per fiscal year (ending June 30th)
K Awardees	All K awardees may receive up to 15 hours free in total per fiscal year for their K – related project based at USC, CHLA and affiliated SC CTSI institutions	Free up to 15 hours per fiscal year (ending June 30th)
T Scholars	All T scholars may receive up to 15 hours free in total per fiscal year for their T – related project based at USC, CHLA and affiliated SC CTSI institutions	Free up to 15 hours per fiscal year (ending June 30th)
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
The maximum for researchers is 15 total hours of free consultation (for all projects combined) per fiscal year (ending June 30th)
What is not free:

Any consultation or work performed after the initial consultation or outside of the free categories and time limitations above

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.