REDCap@USA Campus

Personal Health Information (PHI) is required to be de-identified in this instance of REDCap.

If you have questions, please contact Jaime Koppersmith at jkoppersmith@southalabama.edu

The USA Health REDCap is HIPAA compliant and more appropriate for some users/projects, e.g. clinically-based.

What is REDCap?

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is an easy-to-use, secure, web-based application for capturing, using, and sharing research or performance improvement data. The University of South Alabama is a member of the REDCap consortium. Details about REDCap's general security features can be found at REDCap Technical Overview.

Benefits of REDCap

Online or offline project design
Online using the Online Designer or offline using a “data dictionary” template in Microsoft Excel that can be uploaded later into REDCap.

Secure and web-based
Input data or build an online survey or database from anywhere over a secure web connection with authentication and data logging.

Fast and flexible
Conception to production-level database or survey in less than one day.

Multi-site access
REDCap databases/surveys can be used by researchers from multiple sites and institutions.

Fully customizable
You are in total control of shaping your database or survey.

Audit trails
For tracking data manipulation and user activity.

Automated export procedures
For seamless data downloads to Excel, PDF, and common statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, Stata, R).

A built-in project calendar

A scheduling module

Ad hoc reporting tools

Many advanced features
Such as branching logic, file uploading, and calculated fields.

Requirements for REDCap

REDCap is primarily intended for faculty and staff of the University of South Alabama (USA), the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, the USA Health University Hospital and the USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital. Students can apply for access when affiliated with a sponsoring faculty member.

Personal Health Information:

The USA Campus REDCap allows for the entry of de-identified Personal Health Information (PHI). The USA Health System REDCap is hosted by health system servers and is approved for HIPAA compliant data capture including PHI.

Human Subjects Research:

If you are collecting data for the purpose of human subjects research, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is required. More information can be found at IRBNet.

Citing REDCap:

Please note that any publication that results from a project utilizing REDCap should cite the following.

Paul A. Harris, Robert Taylor, Robert Thielke, Jonathon Payne, Nathaniel Gonzalez, Jose G. Conde, Research electronic data capture (REDCap) - A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support, J Biomed Inform. 2009 Apr;42(2):377-81.

See our resource for more boilerplate language for grant applications and publications.

Request a Consultation

REDCap is administered by the Strategic Initiatives Department at the Biomedical Library.

Want to know if REDCap is the right choice for your project? Have questions about a project or need training?

Request a consultation with one of our REDCap@USA team members.

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Meet the REDCap@USA Team

Clista Clanton, MSLS, is the Assistant Director for Strategic Initiatives at the Biomedical Library and leads the REDCap@USA team. She has championed offering REDCap as a resource for research and performance improvement projects at USA and USA Health since 2015, including leading the implementation of both instances of REDCap (Campus and USA Health) and the development of REDCap end user support services. She continues to provide strategic direction as use of REDCap grows within the institution.

cclanton@southalabama.edu

Heather Hoven-Glass is the Library Engagement Manager at the Biomedical Library and has supported Campus REDCap users for over 6 years. As part of the REDCap@USA team, she consults on project design, provides assistance on project builds, and develops training materials. Heather also serves as the back-up administrator for the Campus instance of REDCap.
hdhoven@southalabama.edu

hdhoven@southalabama.edu

Jaime Koppersmith, MS, is the REDCap@USA Institutional Administrator for both the Campus and USA Health instances of REDCap. She manages REDCap@USA account creation, provides end user support, troubleshoots REDCap technical issues, consults on project design, provides assistance on project builds, and develops training materials.

jkoppersmith@southalabama.edu

Jessica H. Medema is the REDCap Project Designer / Data Manager at the Biomedical Library and has supported Health System REDCap users for over 4 years. As part of the REDCap@USA team, she consults on project design, provides assistance on project builds, and develops training materials. Jessica also serves as the back-up administrator for the Health System instance of REDCap.

jmedema@southalabama.edu

Fletch Bowling, MLIS, is the Head of Biomedical Library Computer Services and provides technical consultations and support for REDCap@USA team members.