AHIMA February 16, 2022
Healthcare organizations are facing tremendous obstacles in the current healthcare climate, with staff shortages, burnout of medical professionals, and hospital admissions at an all-time high. All of these factors, alongside rising healthcare costs, are requiring many organizations to make numerous difficult decisions.
In order for senior leadership to make informed decisions, critical data must be obtained, analyzed, and displayed in a format that is accurate and trustworthy. How does senior leadership get the data necessary to make decisions, and who is the responsible party? A data analyst in health informatics and information management can fulfill this role.
According to an article from Columbia Engineering, “It’s no hyperbole to say that modern society runs on data. Humanity generates an incredible two...