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5 Skills Your Healthcare Data Analysts Need to Succeed

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The Challenge: Finding Clinicians with a Data Mindset

When you’re looking for clinicians with a knack for data, there are certain skills every healthcare data analyst should have.

Here are 5 skills your analysts need to succeed.

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1. Numbers, numbers, numbers

It might seem obvious, but data analysts are working with numbers all day long.

That’s why they need math skills – so they can estimate, verify numbers, and know when something doesn’t look quite right.

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2. Ability to analyze data Data analysts look at

large amounts of data, but what does a bunch of facts and figures really tell you?

To make information meaningful, data workers need analytical skills to see through data and evaluate it to find conclusions.

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3. Eye for detail

There’s so much precise data that analysts need to go through.How do they spot the anomalies?

Analysts must be able to payclose attention to detail so they come to the right conclusions.

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4. Critical thinking

Data analysts must be able to look at the numbers, trends, and data and come to new conclusions based on the findings.

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5. Natural communicator

Having all the information isn’t enough. Data analysts often need to communicate their findings in ways that others will understand.

Writing and speaking clearly can help to easily communicate complex ideas.

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Learn more about finding the right talent

Read the article, “3 Ways Healthcare Can Bridge the Gap Between Clinicians and IT” to learn how to turn your medical minds into data docs.