Cohort Discovery

MU i2b2

A self-service tool to explore MU Health Care data and generate aggregate patient counts for feasibility studies and hypothesis generation. i2b2 (Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside) provides a research query platform enabling investigators to search clinical data without accessing individual patient records.

Feasibility Studies Cohort Discovery Hypothesis Generation Aggregate Counts
Platform Highlights
Free
No Cost
Free service for all researchers
Self
Service
Query independently, no wait time
No
IRB Required
Aggregate counts only — no PHI
MU
Health Data
Live MU Health Care clinical data
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This is a free service

i2b2 is available at no cost to all researchers. No IRB approval is required for aggregate count queries.

What You Can Do
Key Capabilities
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Cohort Discovery

Query MU Health Care clinical data to explore patient populations based on diagnoses, procedures, medications, labs, and more.

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Aggregate Patient Counts

Generate aggregate counts for your target population without accessing individual patient records or requiring IRB approval.

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Feasibility Studies

Validate study feasibility and estimate sample sizes before committing to a full research proposal or IRB submission.

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Hypothesis Generation

Explore clinical data patterns to develop and refine research hypotheses using real-world MU Health Care data.

End User Documentation

Access guides and support resources for MU i2b2.

i2b2 Documentation