• Information Technology
• Clinical & Multisite Studies
• Survey Technologies
• Data Management
• Web Technologies
• Health Informatics
• Bioinformatics
• Software Engineering Processes
• Geospatial Analysis, Information Systems, & Modeling
• Modeling & Simulation
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Web Technologies

Our computer science staff includes specialized developers who have proficiency in programming languages and software tools relevant to Web systems. Our developers have built hundreds of Web applications for federal government agencies and understand client needs for compliance with mandated guidelines, such as Section 508 requirements and agency-specific protocols for software development and security. Applications typically interact dynamically with back-end databases and provide robust functional components and features such as secure, encrypted Web transactions.

Capabilities

• Design, development, and hosting of Web portals and community sites
• Online data collection and Web surveys
• Knowledge and content management systems
• Online reporting systems, including RTI Analyst®, which provides real-time statistical reporting structures via the Internet
• Web-based case management systems for multimode surveys
• Web-based control systems for large data collection efforts

Focus Areas

• Personal health and wellness
• Public health
• Clinical research
• Homeland security
• Econometrics

Projects

• eHealth, Weight Management Demonstration Project (DoD, 2005–2006). Web site offers functionality to screen and pre-enroll study subjects as well as facilitate project management through a secure private interface. To promote behavior change, the site delivers educational content such as newsletters, daily reminder messages, online forums, and interactive tools (e.g., body-mass index calculator).
• World Trade Center First Responders Medical Screening Registry (ATSDR, NYCDOHMC, 2002–2006). Web interface supports secure remote access to a central database of persons exposed to the World Trade Center attack and its immediate environmental impact, used for research on assessing acute and chronic health effects.
• Neonatal Research Network (NICHD, 1998–2008). Web portal provides a gateway to 11 active research studies and profiles dozens of participating clinical centers. Consumer views with lay-oriented educational content are included, while users with security clearance can access study materials, including protocols, forms, and data.
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Data Mapping Survey (CDC, 2004–2007). Online tool allows survey participants to evaluate a variety of risk behavior surveillance topics, presented in a map format.
• O*NET Data Collection Program (Department of Labor, 2001–present). Online survey to collect current occupational data for the Department of Labor has restricted access controlled by user ID and password authentication scheme.
• TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction Survey (DoD TMA, 2006–2009). Web site houses data from an annual mail survey and quarterly telephone surveys, assessing patient experiences with hospital inpatient care. Site has a complex report system that allows staff to see composite scores and frequencies of question responses using charts and graphs that can be exported from the site for external use.