REDCap: Secure Hosting Infrastructure for Research
Healthcare Data Hosting (HDS)
HDS Hosting and Dedicated Technical Environment for Your REDCap Instance
Anamorphik supports healthcare institutions, research organizations, nonprofits, and public bodies in providing secure infrastructure for their REDCap projects.
We offer dedicated hosting environments, located in France, tailored to the availability, backup, security, and traceability requirements associated with clinical research projects, registries, cohorts, and multicenter studies.
Our role covers the technical infrastructure: hosting, system security, backups, monitoring, and service continuity.
Your organization remains the holder of its own REDCap license, responsible for its use and the administration of its platform.
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REDCap, a Data Collection Solution for Research
REDCap is a data collection and management platform used by numerous hospitals, universities, research centers, and nonprofit organizations.
It notably enables the creation and management of:
- eCRFs and data collection forms;
- online questionnaires and surveys;
- research databases;
- registries, cohorts, and multicenter studies;
- exports to statistical tools.
REDCap is particularly valued for its flexibility, fine-grained user rights management, traceability features, and its ability to adapt to a wide range of research projects.
Infrastructure Suited to Health and Research Projects
Depending on the nature of the data processed, research projects may require a high level of security, availability, and documentation.
Anamorphik provides infrastructure designed to address these requirements:
- servers located in France;
- dedicated or isolated environments;
- hosting with HDS-certified providers when the project requires it;
- automated backups;
- infrastructure monitoring;
- network and system security measures;
- business continuity and disaster recovery plan depending on the service level chosen;
- support on technical aspects related to hosting.
HDS hosting can be a relevant solution for projects processing personal health data. The exact obligations depend, however, on the nature of the project, the data processed, and the role of each party involved.
What Our Support Includes
Our involvement covers the hosting environment and its technical operation.
Infrastructure and Hosting
We provide infrastructure tailored to your needs:
- dedicated server or virtualized environment;
- hosting in France;
- sizing based on data volume and number of users;
- secure storage;
- regular backups;
- monitoring of resources and availability.
Security and Service Continuity
We handle the technical elements required to protect the hosted environment:
- operating system updates and security;
- infrastructure monitoring;
- backups and restoration procedures;
- network security;
- certificate and hosting service management;
- documentation of technical elements within our scope.
Supporting Your Team
We can support your internal teams in preparing their environment:
- analysis of hosting needs;
- assistance with architecture decisions;
- technical coordination with your IT department or internal contacts;
- configuration of domain names and SSL certificates;
- support during a server infrastructure upgrade;
- assistance on hosting, security, and backup matters.
A Clear Division of Responsibilities
To ensure a clear framework, each party retains its own role.
Your Organization
Holder of the REDCap license
Responsible for data and its processing
Designation of internal administrators and contacts
Functional management of projects, users, and forms
Compliance with REDCap license terms
Anamorphik
Hosting infrastructure provider
Technical operation of the server and related services
System security, backups, monitoring, and service continuity
Technical support for the hosting environment
Involvement limited to the scope defined in the contract
This setup allows access to professional infrastructure while leaving the license holder responsible for REDCap usage and its internal administration.
What Kind of Projects?
Our infrastructure can be suited to:
- clinical and observational studies;
- patient registries;
- cohorts;
- multicenter projects;
- data collection for medical societies;
- surveys of professionals or patients;
- academic research projects;
- monitoring or evaluation databases.
Each project undergoes a preliminary assessment to identify security, availability, storage, backup, and, where applicable, HDS hosting requirements.
Why Choose Anamorphik?
Anamorphik has supported healthcare, research, and medical society stakeholders in their digital projects for many years.
Our value lies in:
- an understanding of the constraints specific to health projects;
- a tailored approach, suited to small teams as well as larger institutions;
- identified technical contacts;
- infrastructure located in France;
- particular attention to security, backups, and service continuity;
- facilitated coordination with IT departments, research teams, and data controllers.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
REDCap is available to eligible organizations under the conditions defined by Vanderbilt University. Each institution must verify its eligibility and obtain its own REDCap license.
Yes. The organization using REDCap must hold its own license and comply with the terms of use defined by Vanderbilt University.
No. Anamorphik does not provide the REDCap license. We work on the hosting infrastructure, system security, backups, and related technical services.
Functional administration of REDCap, projects, users, and data falls under the responsibility of the license holder and its designated contacts. Anamorphik does not work on the REDCap software itself or its application-layer administration.
Yes. We offer infrastructure located in France, with a level of security and availability suited to the project’s needs.
This depends on the nature of the data, the purposes of the project, the parties involved, and the applicable regulatory framework. A case-by-case analysis is necessary.
An infrastructure upgrade can be explored with your internal team, your IT department, or your REDCap administrators. Anamorphik operates exclusively at the server layer: provisioning, network configuration, backups, and system security. The transfer and reinstallation of REDCap itself is the responsibility of your internal administrators, in accordance with the terms of your license.
Important Notice
Anamorphik acts as a provider of infrastructure, hosting, system security, monitoring, and backup services.
Anamorphik does not have access to the REDCap software, its source code, or the data hosted within its clients’ instances.
The client organization remains the sole holder of its REDCap license, responsible for the use of the platform, its functional administration, data management, and compliance with the license terms defined by Vanderbilt University.
Arrangements for the installation, application-layer administration, maintenance, and access to REDCap must be organized by the license-holding organization in accordance with the terms applicable to its license.
