Honest Broker/Transfer Agents

Data Extraction Costs Rate Usage
Honest Broker $50 Hourly
Transfer Agent $125 Per Person Per Project
Federated Honest Broker $1,800 One time training. Required Yearly recertification
Background Check $50 Per Background Check

 

Federated Honest Brokers (FHBs) are designated full-time, exempt staff members who are supported by the Clinical Research Units or Oversight Organizations to perform Honest Broker activities for their CRU/OO to ensure compliance with HIPAA and institutional policies. These individuals cannot be Key Personnel on studies that they serve as an HB for.

Honest Broker Service Request

Transfer Agent Request

  1. Place your data to be exported in your PACE Outbox 
    • This folder is located on the left hand side of the PC drive listing in your Folder Navigator in PACE.
    • Your personal outbox will be listed under the Drive location entitled “PACE Outbox (O:)”
  2. Click the button for "Honest Broker Service Request" above
  3. Fill in relevant information on the form including:
    • Honest Broker Type (e.g., PACE)
    • Location of Files to Be Transferred (i.e. which file or folder in your Outbox within PACE)
    • IRB Number
    • CoreResearch Req ID
    • Specific Nature of Data Being Exported (i.e., is there PHI included in your export, tables, figures, code, datasets?)
  4. Once you select “Request Now” a ticket will be generated and sent to the Honest Broker for review and approval of your data for export.
  5. The Honest Broker will review data, and the IRB protocol where necessary.
  6. Once the data are approved for export, you will receive a secure link in an email from the Honest Broker to obtain your data.
    • The URL will expire in 76 hours