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Back to REDCap Homepage<\/a><\/div>\n
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REDCap Guides & How-To\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step-by-step guidance, best practices, and reference materials for building, managing, and maintaining REDCap projects at UConn Health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This page is currently being refreshed and expanded. Some supporting guides and downloadable resources may still be undergoing revision and reorganization.<\/div>\n

What do you need help with?<\/h2>\n
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Best Practices:<\/strong> Planning, governance, and study design guidance. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Project Development: <\/strong> Build, configure, test, and prepare projects. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Production: <\/strong>Move to Production and manage changes. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Project Closure: <\/strong>Export data and close project out in REDCap View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Surveys & ASIs: <\/strong> Surveys, invitations, queues, and alerts. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Logic & Calculations: <\/strong>Branching logic, calculations, and smart variables. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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eConsent Framework: <\/strong>Electronic consent and eHIPAA workflows. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Advanced Tools: <\/strong>Longitudinal projects, API, MLM, MyCap, and more. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Compliance & Security: <\/strong>IRB, HIPAA, identifiers, and data security. View Guides \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Best Practices<\/h2>\n
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Review recommended strategies for project planning, compliance, data quality, governance, user management, and long-term project maintenance.<\/p>\n