Research Data Storage
WVU offers several storage plans compliant with regulatory and institutional policy
for researchers
during active research.
Please review the table to determine the risk rating for the data, ranging from high-risk
to low-risk.
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Data Risk
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Classification
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Examples
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| High |
Sensitive |
- HIPAA PHI
- WVU Health System medical and dental records including limited datasets
and coded data
- Research PII collected by a
Covered Entity in a clinical setting
- FISMA
- NIST 800-171
- CMMC
- CUI
- IP Considerations
- FERPA
- Student grades, rosters, records, transcripts or other materials
from any educational institution.
- External data with regulatory requirements or data agreement requirements
- External clinical or medical record data
|
| Medium |
Confidential |
Research PII:
-
Non-covered Entities - Identifiable Data
- Covered Entities - Non-Clinical Identifiable Data Collection
- Federally Funded Data without Regulatory Requirements for Protection
- External data without regulatory requirements that requires a DUA
- Coded data with specific protection data agreement requirements
- WVU Student Directory Information (requires registrar approval for use)
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| Low |
Public |
- Anonymous data
- Anonymized data
- De-identified data
- External data without regulatory or DUA requirements
- Publicly available data
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Research Data Storage Plans
If the plans provided will not meet the research requirements, please request a consultation.
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