title: Digging deeper into data.
abstract: Data analysts can help organizations identify opportunities to improve clinical and financial performance. Hospitals should seek data analysts who possess: Knowledge of multiple data sets A math, science, computer science, or clinical background Healthcare industry experience Critical and systems thinking skills
authors.forename: Laura Ramos
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Hegwer
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017046:Cost Savings; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012495:San Francisco; D012984:Software; D013223:Statistics as Topic