Medical Data Analyst Job Description
The need for accuracy within the medical field extends beyond the walls of an institution that provides health care services. Medical data analysts provide companies with statistical data that serves as a source of information that can potentially impact health care strategies or medical research. Collected medical data may also be used to assist in diagnosing health conditions.
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Definition
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A medical data analyst collects, evaluates and processes medical data that will be used by a company or for its clients. In addition, a medical data analyst must "demonstrate strong application skills in the use of relational databases and should be familiar with database extract and analyzing tools for utilizing multiple large data sets.
Education And Training
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Medical data analysts should have at least a bachelor's degree and have previously enrolled in courses that provided a knowledge of medical/health data analysis training and terminology introduction. Obtaining an understanding of the field and learning how to successfully execute the required tasks for a specific medical data analyst position may require an individual to receive on-the-job training from a supervisor, more experienced coworker or job sponsored training session.
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Responsibilities
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The specific responsibilities of medical data analysts differ across companies, but their basic responsibilities remain the same. Medical data analysts regularly input and update medical data, produce graphs or charts to present their findings and carry out clerical tasks as needed. According to Medai, a medical data analyst employed by their company "will analyze and evaluate medical claims data to support company's predictive modeling tool targeted at health plans and will perform production functions as required to process client data with client interaction experience."
Preferred Qualifications
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Medical data analysts should have experience using data analysis software and computer programs that will assist in analyzing, interpreting, organizing and generating data. Since medical data analysis deals with numbers and statistical information, medical data analysts should have excellent problem-solving skills, computer skills, attention for details and communication skills. Medical data analysts should also possess time-management skills, multitasking skills, customer service skills and interpersonal skills.
Work Environment
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Medical data analysts may work in environments of varying stress levels. A medical data analyst may work in a quiet, low-stress setting where he works individually or with a group of other medical data analysts. The stress level may increase in larger settings that are responsible for analyzing and compiling larger amounts of medical data. Stressful environments may also exist when medical data analysts are responsible for presenting data results by specific deadlines.
Salary
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As of June 2010, Indeed.com lists the average salary for medical data analysts as $43,000 per year. Medical data analysts' salaries can fluctuate depending on their hiring company's size, location and benefits packages.
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