Administrative Data Core Services

Administrative Data Core Services provides leadership and training in the use of administrative data in epidemiologic, health services, and outcomes research.

Research Highlights

Administrative Data Core Services provides data and services to Washington University faculty, staff, and students. Non-Washington University members of the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences who are interested in working with administrative data are encouraged to collaborate with Washington University investigators. Available services include:

• Housing and maintaining a repository of administrative data and information about the data sources
• Training investigators on the ethical and secure use of administrative data
• Providing leadership on study design and analysis of administrative data
• Facilitating collaboration among interdisciplinary investigators
• Advancing the effective use of data to inform researchers, policymakers, and the public about health and healthcare.

Spotlight

Administrative Data Core Services works with investigators to publish findings from administrative data according to data use agreement publication requirements.

• In-Hospital Morbidity and Mortality with Delays to Femoral Shaft Fracture Fixation. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
• Factors Associated With Postpartum Diabetes Screening in Women With Gestational Diabetes and Medicaid During Pregnancy. American Journal of Preventive Medicine
• Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Demonstrate that Observation Is Superior to Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Postmenopausal Women with HR + Breast Cancer and Negative Axillary Ultrasound. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Administrative Data Sources

Data included in the Administrative Data Core repository:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
• American Hospital Association (AHA)
• Merative™ MarketScan® Commercial Database
• Merative™ MarketScan® Multi-State Medicaid Database

Remember to cite appropriate sources when using the data: I²DB Administrative Data Core research is supported in part by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Science grant UL1 TR002345 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Reminder: Data users are not permitted to download or move any data files from the server to another location off of the Administrative Data Core server. This includes both the original data files and any working data files created from the original data.

The Administrative Data Core Services scope of support includes:

• Helping with choosing the appropriate databases
• Providing programming support and data curation service
• Conducting preliminary feasibility queries
• Maintaining data security and confidentiality through data use agreements
• Demonstrating capacity and expertise for grant application
• Training investigators and guiding projects and publications leveraging administrative data.

FY24 CPHI-Administrative Data Core Rates

FY24 Administrative Data Core Services (ADCS) Rates (for internally billed WashU investigators) *
Consulting Hours	$110 / hour
Platform Usage Fee	$159 / project / month	Includes up to 100GB storage per month, and access to SAS, R, STATA, Python, GIS on our servers
Data Storage	$3 / GB / month	Apply after >100GB
Data Use Fee	$3,000 one time project fee

*Merative™ MarketScan® Databases may require an additional fee paid to Merative when the project is funded by non-WashU sources.

FY24 Administrative Data Core Services (ADCS) Rates (for externally billed investigators)
Consulting Hours	$137.5 / hour
Platform Usage Fee	$198.75 / project / month	Includes up to 100GB storage per month, and access to SAS, R, STATA, Python, GIS on our servers
Data Storage	$3.75 / GB / month	Apply after >100GB
Data Use Fee	$3,750 one time project fee

Leadership

• Matt Keller, MS
  Database Administrator, I²DB
• Cherie Hill
  Database Analyst, Division of Infectious Diseases
• Joanna Buss, MS
  Business & Technology Application Technician, I²DB
• Dustin Stwalley, MA
  Programmer Analyst, I²DB

For more information, please contact adcs.icts@wustl.edu.