A Practical Guide to Data Analysis in Health Centers 3143 Maddie Bishop-Harris post on Friday, August 29, 2025 | Categories: Health IT Enabled QI, Accessing Data for QI, Foundation for HIT Enabled QI, Improving Performance, Communicating with Data, Validating Data Accuracy, Health IT & QI Workforce, Onboarding, Recruitment, Professional Development HITEQ Center, August 2025 This practical, introductory guide to data analysis features Ana, a nurse who is transitioning into a clinical informatics role by learning data analysis in a health center setting. The guide: outlines foundational data concepts, including the three main categories of healthcare data: clinical, operational, and financial; details how data is collected, organized, and stored; provides an overview of various data analysis tools like Python, R, and SQL; explains how to clean and transform raw data; and concludes with examples of how data can be used for things like quality improvement and payment management. Readers can download the three practice data sets provided to follow along with Ana throughout the guide. Download the guide, along with three practice data sets, in the Documents to Download Section below. Documents to download Unlocking Insights with Ana the Analyst: Practical Guide(.pdf, 1.16 MB) - 270 download(s) PDF file uploaded August 2025 Practice Data Set: Demographic(.csv, 66.28 KB) - 212 download(s) CSV file uploaded August 2025 Practice Data Set: Clinical(.csv, 84.49 KB) - 202 download(s) CSV file uploaded August 2025 Practice Data Set: Admin(.csv, 37.44 KB) - 211 download(s) CSV file uploaded August 2025 Tags: data specialistData ReportingData TeamData AnalyticsData Visualizationdatadata typesData AccessData Aggregationdata analysisdata dashboardsdata-driven decision makingData and storytellingdata literacydata privacyData vizPythonStructured Query Language (SQL)R StudioRData FormsData Structuredata cleaning Print Previous Article The Importance of Data Creators Related Resources HITEQ Skill Builder Series: Health IT & Data Basics: 101 for New Health Center Staff HITEQ Skills Builder Series: From Information to Insight: Driving Strategy with Your Data The Importance of Data Creators HITEQ Highlights: Dashboard Design Guide Spotlight for Health Centers Maintaining Personal Connection in a Digital Age of Healthcare -- Contract and Partner Relationships to Support Information Exchange
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