Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC), today announced that it has selected Recombinant Data Corp. and Sun Microsystems, Inc. to collaborate on the Health Sciences South Carolina Integrated Platform for Research (HS-SCIPR), an unprecedented statewide initiative for translational research and quality improvement. The HS-SCIPR program supports the mission of HSSC to improve the health status and economic wellbeing of the residents of South Carolina.
The resulting capabilities will help providers collaborate on care and quality improvement initiatives through Health Information Exchange (HIE) and attract new investigators and investment by bio-pharmaceutical companies focused on improving patient care. The initiative spans the state’s largest research universities and healthcare systems including:
- Clemson University
- Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center
- Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
- Palmetto Health
- University of South Carolina
- Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
The HS-SCIPR program is supported by innovative technologies already in development at HSSC, including the Research Permissions Management System, a portal that provides data privacy and governance controls for individual patients. Led by Jay Moskowitz, PhD, and Iain Sanderson, MSc, FRCA, it enables patients to search for and enroll in clinical trials, restrict access to their information and receive notification of future clinical trials for which they qualify.
“HSSC is committed to putting the patient at the center of the HS-SCIPR priorities. We are working to improve the health and wellbeing of the citizens of South Carolina and trust is the critical element,” stated Sanderson, chief medical information officer of HSSC and leader of the HS-SCIPR project. “With HS-SCIPR we are establishing a data framework to support interoperability and research starting with an Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) and a clinical research data warehouse (CRDW). We chose Recombinant and Sun because of their proven ability to deliver these components and strong commitment to open architectures that put patients first.”