Epic’s Electronic Data for Health (eDH) is a secure, centralized source of clinical and operational data from the Epic electronic health record that supports research, quality improvement, and analytics across the organization.
Epic is a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) system used to collect and manage patient health information across clinical settings. The Epic framework extracts, organizes, and standardizes this data so researchers can access structured clinical data, outcomes, and utilization metrics in a way that supports study design, cohort identification, and analysis while maintaining privacy and security standards. Important considerations include adherence to data governance policies, submission of an Epic data consultation form for project intake, and alignment with research recruitment workflows to ensure compliance and efficient use of the data. The following resources provide guidance on how to request access, understand available data elements, and follow SYNERGY's process for engaging with Epic data for research purposes.