Healthcare Visualizations

Visualization Tool:

Now that we have started looking at data visualizations, it might be of interest to look at Visualizing Health. It is a tool to investigate different types of visualizations, guided by the goals for the visualization.

This seems a worthwhile tool for generating ideas.

Interesting Visualizations:

Look at the "Transitions in Care" infographic.

Partners Healthcare

It is process-oriented, with time-based measurements as well as qualitative data collected within it. It’s obviously got a target audience, that is expected to pay close attention to it – it’s somewhat dense.

http://www.vizhealth.org/
http://qualityandsafety.partners.org/Commitment-To-Quality/Infographics.aspx

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