When you are assembling a healthcare analytics team, you need to make sure you have the right talent. Here are 5 skills your healthcare data analysts need to succeed.

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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 pay
close 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.