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. 2024 Jun 17:10:e52290.
doi: 10.2196/52290.

A Call for a Health Data-Informed Workforce Among Clinicians

Joy Doll  1 , A Jerrod Anzalone  2 , Martina Clarke  3 , Kathryn Cooper  3 , Ann Polich  4 , Jacob Siedlik  5
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A Call for a Health Data-Informed Workforce Among Clinicians

Joy Doll et al. JMIR Med Educ. .

Abstract

A momentous amount of health data has been and is being collected. Across all levels of health care, data are driving decision-making and impacting patient care. A new field of knowledge and role for those in health care is emerging-the need for a health data-informed workforce. In this viewpoint, we describe the approaches needed to build a health data-informed workforce, a new and critical skill for the health care ecosystem.

Keywords: data literacy; health data; health data–informed workforce; health informaticist; workforce development.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: JD owns and operates Hello Better Healthcare, LCC, where she collaborates with a variety of organizations as a strategic advisor or evaluator. These currently include CHI Health, the Iowa Community Care HUB, Family Room, Matter Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The other authors have no further interests to declare.

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