Services & Resources

Services:

The IFH Survey / Data Core provides a wide variety of research services and expertise in survey research design and execution, and epidemiological research and data analysis. Our staff is highly specialized and has experience in all areas of research design, preparation, programming, and analysis for our numerous in-house resources.

Data Resources:

The IFH Survey / Data Core data portfolio is extensive and features local, state, national, and international healthcare and administrative records for research. Several of these data resources include: Medicare, Medicaid, CPRD Gold and Aurum, and MarketScan. Additional datasets may become available for use.To see a full list of Core resources please follow this link Core Resources

Fee Structure:

Use of all Core resources are subject to the below hourly rates. The rate structure is adjusted annually and is subject to NIH cost principles and requirements. Internal rates apply to any Rutgers University affiliated project. External rates are available for projects for non-Rutgers University affiliated projects.

Assisted rates provide access to all of the Core resources through the support of a Core Analyst, for any number of projects, via an hourly charge.

Service Internal External
Assisted Rate – Data $115.00 $184.00
Assisted Rate – Survey $90.00 $144.00

The above rates are all inclusive and include access to the HIPAA compliant computing system, dedicated IT and Core support, and access to any number of datasets or survey resources as is scientifically justifiable as per specific project needs. Please note that in addition to the Core’s rates, access to certain datasets may incur incremental charges, charged directly by the licensor, which will be passed along to the user.

In addition to our assisted rates, the IFH Survey / Data Core provides access to data and computing resources on a per project basis.

Service Lines within the Standard Rate Plan include:
  • Data Project – Includes all base resources and access to all data and survey resources housed within the IFH Survey / Data Core.
    • This currently includes projects using the following data resources: Medicare, Medicaid, National Death Index (NDI), Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), MarketScan.
  • Core Managed Project – Includes all base resources and access to all free and maintained data resources, and survey resources housed within the IFH Survey / Data Core. Free and maintained data resources refer to all data housed in the Core which the Core does not financially support but are maintained and made available by the Core.
    • This currently includes the following data resources: First Databank, NJ-based data, and iPHD.
  • Survey Project – Includes all base resources and access to all survey resources housed within the IFH Survey / Data Core.
    • This currently includes the following survey resources: Longitudinal Aging Study in India (HRS Sister S: LASI), Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (HRS Sister S: KLoSA), China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (HRS Sister S: CHARLS), Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago (PINE), Filial Piety Study (PINE Sister S FP), Dementia and Caregiving Study (PINE Sister S D&C), Nanjing Longitudinal Study of Aging (PINE Sister S NLSA), Midlife in Japan, Indonesia Family Life Surveys (IFLS), Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), and the ADHI survey platform.
  • Core Services Project – Includes all base resources. Specifically, this tier allows individuals to utilize the Core for storage or conducting their own project utilizing their own data resources.

To determine the cost to a project, the base rate (below) is multiplied by the assessed modifier to determine the total charge. Modifiers correspond to the size, scope, expected resource usage, and computing demand a project will use. For example, a project that uses a Data Project service line that has a base rate of $33,000 and is assessed a modifier of 0.5 will incur a fee of $16,500.

Service Internal External
Data $33,000 $52,800
Core Managed $21,450 $34,320
Survey $9,900 $15,840
Core Services $7,500 $12,000

The Core also provides access to trainees via the Student Plan. This plan is geared toward student training and requires a clearly defined student-driven project with Rutgers mentorship. The plan is restricted to only one publication of a peer-reviewed paper in a year.

Service Regular
Student Project $2,000/yr
Proposal Review:

All requests for services will be reviewed by the Core prior to formalizing an agreement. Each application shall be reviewed and approved by either the full Core Oversight Committee or by the Faculty Director of the Core. The proposal review is applicable to both Rutgers and non-Rutgers projects to ensure that all projects achieve the highest ethical standards of research, meets high standards of scientific rigor, are executed in a timely and efficient manner, and as needed meet all criteria as required by specific dataset usage terms.

Projects are initially reviewed by the Faculty Director, and may be given an exempt status to bypass a full committee review. Exempt status is granted on a case by case basis, and is considered based on the datasets utilized, human subject involvement, IFH affiliation, funding body, and current IRB status.

Approval:

Projects deemed exempt from committee review may be approved within 1-2 weeks while projects that require a full committee review can expect to receive approval within 2-4 weeks from proposal submission.

The Core will provide support during a grant submission process, including signing of a Letter of Support, if applicable.

During the project period or commencement of an agreement, the Core will work with the user and our partners to ensure access to any resources agreed upon, including the HIPAA compliant computing environment, specific datasets, etc. All agreements that utilize data resources are made contingent upon receiving licensor approval.