Cosmos

Cosmos has a representative sample of patients across all races, sexes, ages, rural-urban locations, and types of insurance. Epic integrates both inpatient and outpatient charts into a single record, including all clinical specialties to form a more comprehensive and detailed picture of a patient's health. Penn, as an Epic site, submits PennChart data to the broader network. Penn researchers can access the Cosmos network but will not be able to identify any patients, including Penn patients.

• Data Set
  • HIPAA limited data set – demographics, vitals, medications, labs, procedures, encounters, results, Care Team, Allergies, Birth History, Family History, Immunizations, Infections, Microbiology Results, OB History, Smartdata Elements, Social history, respiratory data
  • Excludes HIV and mental health data and substance abuse
  • External data from other Epic customers- pooled data set
• Tools and Functions
  • Public health research/ population research/ epidemiological studies
  • Planned - trial feasibility and cohort identification for industry sponsor clinical trials / clinical research
•  Advantages
  • Penn + other EPIC customers
  • Real-time data refreshes
  • Fairly easy to use 
  • Visualization tool
• Limitations
  • Only EMR data
  • Limited analytical capabilities 

Cosmos Access

• PennChart users/ accounts need to have an active Epic UserWeb account and submit a  Cosmos Access Form
• If you don't have a PennChart account
  • You will need a Lawson manager to sponsor PennChart account and you will need to complete PennChart View Only training
  • Once a PennChart account is setup, please submit a Cosmos access form selecting the type of access you would like

  • There are several different type of Cosmos accounts and you should select the one that would be best for you. Below is a brief overview of the types of accounts and training required. On the Cosmos access for, you will select your desired type of account for provisioning. You may select more than one type of account.

    Note For accessing these links:

  • If you're on the UPHS network (e.g., within a UPHS building), you should be able to access the resource directly.
  • If you're off-site, you will need to use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to connect to the UPHS intranet. UPHS IT support or your institution's helpdesk can guide you on how to set up VPN access.

For the most up to date information about different analytical tools and resources to support analytics and observational research at Penn, visit the Research Storefront.