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Population Health Shared Resource (RRID: SCR_021992)

Overview of Services​​

The Population Health Shared Resource (PHSR) supports access to and expertise in data management, analyses, and mapping/data visualization of population-based databases. These databases are ideal for studies requiring access to large samples of patients and/or providers; examination of trends in treatment, screening, or other healthcare services; the impact of policy changes or recommendations on healthcare services; investigating the dissemination of evidence-based technologies and interventions; disparities of treatment or other health care services between groups; geographic distributions of cancer patients and relationships with other geospatial data.

PHSR also offers behavioral science support. These services include patient and community-focused methods such as survey design, data collection in clinic and community settings, medical record review and extraction, qualitative analyses, psychometrics, and participatory research.

Current datasets available at PHSR

Please note that some datasets require new data use agreements and/or reuse fees.

If you use Cancer Center shared resources, be sure to acknowledge the Cancer Center Support Grant (P30CA046934) and submit your publications to PubMed Central. Thank you!

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Colorado Central Cancer Registry (CCCR)2000-2021 data, updated on an annual basis. Contains patient demographics, tumor characteristics, basic treatment, and socioeconomic status variables.
SEERPublicly available data through 2021 through SEER*Stat 

To request SEER*Stat access: https://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/
UCHealth Cancer RegistryAccessible through Health Data Compass Unit Dedicated Resource. 6-month lag and contains patient electronic medical record data from UCHealth and Children's Hospital Colorado.
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All Payers Claims Database (APCD)Linkage of All Payers Claims Database to Colorado Central Cancer Registry, 2012-2017. Contains limited CCCR fields in addition to medical, provider, and pharmaceutical claims.
SEER-MedicareDiagnoses for Oral Cavity/Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Colorectal, Liver/IBD, Gallbladder/other Biliary, Other digestive system, Lung/Bronchus, Other respiratory system, Skin, Breast, Prostate, Other male genital system, Bladder, Kidney/Renal Pelvis, Urinary system and Endocrine tumors diagnosed through 2019, claims through 2020.

For SEER-Med overview: https://healthcaredelivery.cancer.gov/seermedicare/
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Health Data CompassUp-to-date patient medical records, provider billing data, and genomics data from UCHealth, Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine. Supplemented by public and state data sets. There is a 6-month lag and accessed through the HDC Unit Dedicated Resource.

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American Community Survey (ACS)Ongoing survey that provides information on area level demographics, educational attainment, economic status, housing, and more. Updated on a yearly basis. 

Data available here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data.html
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)Survey data on resident health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. 

Data available here: https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/data_documentation/index.htm
Current Population SurveySurvey data that collects information on labor force statistics, health insurance coverage, school enrollment, and other metrics of economic and social well-being of residents.

Data available here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/data.html

Note: While these data are publicly available, PHSR analysts are happy to support your data needs with these sources.

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ArcProGeographic information system application used for spatial analysis, geocoding, and map generation.
ATLAS.tiSoftware for qualitative data analysis.
RStatistical package for data management, analysis, and visualization.
REDCapTool used for survey data collection, project coordination, and participant management.
SASStatistical package for data management, analysis, and visualization.
SPSS
Statistical package for data management, analysis, and visualization.
StataStatistical package for data management, analysis, and visualization.
TableauSoftware used to create data visualizations, including interactive dashboards.

Contact:

Elizabeth Molina Kuna, Manager

Elizabeth.MolinaKuna@cuanschutz.edu

Marcelo Perraillon, Co-Director

Marcelo.Perraillon@cuanschutz.edu

Jamie Studts, Co-Director

Jamie.Studts@cuanschutz.edu

Location and Hours of Operation:

Fitzsimons Building
5th Floor, East Wing

Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM

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