The use of the Epic system by Yale Physicians and the Yale New Haven Health System has contributed to the development of a large electronic medical record warehouse.
Data Resources & Services
Biomedical Informatics & Computing supports researchers to access large datasets from a variety of libraries and catalogs, including YNHHS datasets, DataMed and Cosmos. The pages below include information about the datasets, as well as sample case studies, how to request access, and frequently asked questions.
YBIC’s upcoming ServiceNow portal will allow researchers to access these datasets through a single streamlined ticketing system.
YNHHS Data Extracts MarketScan What is MarketScan?
Cosmos The Cosmos data set combines billions of clinical data points, made up of data from across the Epic community, to form the largest database of EHR patient information.
How To Submit a Research Data Request OMOP Common Data Model YNHHHS OMOP is available for self-service, and additional data can be merged with your OMOP data set upon IRB approval, including MRNs, images, and text data from notes and reports.
SlicerDicer SlicerDicer is a data exploration, analytics, and reporting tool that allows users to answer questions about health risks, diagnoses, interventions, outcomes, costs, etc.
i2b2 (Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside) i2b2 (Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside) is a scalable data exploration and cohort discovery platform developed to support translational research.