… access, equity, quality, and cost. Today, many of those decisions depend on data from electronic health records (EHRs), claims, registries, patient-reported outcomes, … spend their time in five buckets: Data extraction and preparation Pulling data from EHR reporting layers, claims warehouses, quality registries, and public … 1. Start with the right foundation (degree plus context) Health data analysts come from many starting points: health professions, public health, business, IT, research, …