Data Management and Health Record Access

Collecting, Storing, and Transferring Data

Data management encompasses any data collected, used, stored, transferred, and destroyed as part of any research study carried out at Bruyère Health and the Bruyère Health Research Institute. For more information read Bruyère Health’s research data management strategy.

Researchers may contact the Research Ethics Board regarding the legislative and ethical standards and policies in place to protect personal health information during the process of collection, use, and storage of research data, the secure transferring of the data from a source site, and the appropriate disposal of confidential materials.

If you have any questions, please contact the REB Office (REB@bruyere.org), BHRI Services & Systems (bhri-services@bruyere.org), or the Privacy Office (chartaccess@bruyere.org).

Access to Health Records

If your study requires access to patient data, or Health Records for retroactive or ongoing data collection, please contact the Privacy Office (chartaccess@bruyere.org) with the materials outlined in section 2.4 of policy DOC 12 Approval for access to the Health Record for Non-Clinical Care Purposes.

There are restrictions regarding the collection of patient data for research purposes. For clinician-researchers, you may already have access to patient charts in your clinical role; however, as a researcher, you may only collect what has been approved for research purposes and are still required to submit the request.