Healthcare Analytics Academy

8-week course: TBD

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“Numbers have an important story to tell. They rely on you to give them a clear and convincing voice”

Stephen Few

Author & Visualization Guru

Of all the resources available within a data-driven organization, executive attention is likely to be that in the shortest supply.  Healthcare executives rarely have a background in analyzing data.  They are more likely to get new information regarding care advancements and policy changes from the New York Times than scholarly journals.  As a result, the presentation strategy surrounding analytics results must change from a didactic format to one that tells a compelling story about a healthcare problem using elegant visuals.  Explaining Health Analytic Results to Leadership: The Art and Science presents the concept of storytelling with data as an important competency to ensure that the ‘call to action’ based on analytics results are understood.  We share several structured processes for data story development including the creation of TED Talks, which are popular given they appeal to how people think and learn.  

Please note: The goal of this course is not to teach the mechanics of a tool and for that reason, it is tool agnostic. Instead, Learners will practice thinking through their data exploration process regardless of the tool used.  Exercises can be completed in any tool you wish to use.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the difference between storytelling and data visualization
• Storyboard the sequence of the events to tell a story with a clear beginning, middle and end
• Identify and employ the conceptual frameworks for storytelling that work the best for a business-facing audience
• Execute a structured approach for choosing a story type depending on  your presentation goal
• Use a variety of presentation tools to share the story with appropriate stakeholders
• Discuss analytics results and implications in layman's terms
• Differentiate between when to explain statistical underpinnings versus when to share conclusions
• Communicate insights such that the organization can effectively and efficiently operationalize the recommendations
• Articulate how analytic results can be extended to other business settings
• Employ strategies to increase creative thinking
  
  
  

Format

This course employs a variety of learning modalities including live, virtual lecture; eLearning; curated microlearning; and coached activities.  We provide detailed problem sets, reading resources on timely healthcare use cases, and activities to test your understanding.  All problem sets answers will be reviewed by ThotWave experts and returned with copious feedback.  In addition, full answer keys will be provided so that learners can see alternative strategies they may not have realized.

Requirements

To get the most out of this course, Learners must be able to use a data management or visualization tool such as SAS, Qlik, Tableau, R, or JMP.  Excel can be used as well if the Learner is skilled in the use of macros.    

Instructors will be using SAS, JMP, or Tableau to demonstrate strategies and arrive at problem set solutions and support presentation development.

Audience

This course is designed for novice analysts with basic familiarity in executing the mechanics of a data exploration/visualization tool.  No statistical knowledge is required.  Given the focus placed on executing a structured process for critical thinking for healthcare data, both analysts new to the healthcare industry as well as healthcare analysts desiring more practice would benefit 

Time Commitment

Learn: 6 hours of lecture
Practice: 31+ hours of reading, quizzes, and presentation design practice
Engage: It’s up to you. Opportunities include:

• Individual coaching (optional add-on for 2 hrs or 4 hrs)
• Create a professional development plan with a skills assessment against our Healthcare Analytics Competency Model (optional add-on)

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Payment

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Once completed, your space in this course will be secured.

For organizations with 10 or more registrants, group discounts are available. Contact us at here for more information.