HRDP-SK supports project-specific data linkages
Research teams can now request data from outside the Health Research Data Platform – Saskatchewan (HRDP-SK) for their research projects. This new option to bring outside data into the HRDP-SK builds significant capacity for research teams to include Saskatchewan data in their projects.
“The ability to link to external datasets in the HRDP-SK ecosystem will give researchers new flexibility to explore their research questions in Saskatchewan and across multiple provinces/territories,” says Carrie-Anne Whyte, DASH Program Lead at HDRN Canada.
To use external data, researchers can request data be integrated with HRDP-SK for one-time use in a specific research project. Many different sources of data are eligible for consideration, including patient-level surveys, socio-economic or geographical data or data from other organizations such as Stats Canada. All data requests are pending appropriate privacy and ethical review as well as project review.
This exciting new research feature builds on the research possibilities through the platform. The HRDP-SK currently offers five databases and will soon add three more: the Mental Health & Addiction Information System, Long Term Care and the Saskatchewan Cancer Registry.
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