Health Care and Life Sciences

Lab 1.1 – Investigate an HIM professional’s data analysis tasks
In this lab, we will investigate the job titles and skills required for a health data analyst.

Step 1 – Identify job titles similar to health data analyst that require an health information management or informatics degree.
1.    Suggested search terms:
a.    Health care data analyst
b.    Health informatics
c.    Claims data analysis
2.    Suggested web sites:
a.    http://jobbank.hfma.org
b.    www.careerbuilder.com
c.    www.simplyhired.com
Step 2 – Identify the following attributes of the selected position:
1.    Educational requirements (AA, BS, MS, etc.)
2.    Credential requirements (RHIA, RHIT, etc.)
3.    Experience
4.    Skills
5.    Job tasks
6.    Job setting (provider, insurance, consulting, etc.)

Lab 1.2

Healthcare data may be assigned to two broad categories: qualitative and quantitative.

Choose one of the two categories – explain what it is, which type of data you would prefer working with, and why.

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