Abstract
Routinely collected data in hospital Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is rich and abundant but often not linked or analysed for purposes other than direct patient care. We have created a methodology to integrate patient-centric data from different EMR systems into clinical pathways that represent the history of all patient interactions with the hospital during the course of a disease and beyond. In this paper, the literature in the area of data visualisation in healthcare is reviewed and a method for visualising the journeys that patients take through care is discussed. Examples of the hidden knowledge that could be discovered using this approach are explored and the main application areas of visualisation tools are identified. This paper also highlights the challenges of collecting and analysing such data and making the visualisations extensively used in the medical domain.
This paper starts by presenting the state-of-the-art in visualisation of clinical and other health related data. Then, it describes an example clinical problem and discusses the visualisation tools and techniques created for the utilisation of these data by clinicians and researchers. Finally, we look at the open problems in this area of research and discuss future challenges.
This paper starts by presenting the state-of-the-art in visualisation of clinical and other health related data. Then, it describes an example clinical problem and discusses the visualisation tools and techniques created for the utilisation of these data by clinicians and researchers. Finally, we look at the open problems in this area of research and discuss future challenges.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Machine Learning for Health Informatics |
Subtitle of host publication | State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges |
Editors | Andreas Holzinger |
Publisher | Springer |
Chapter | 5 |
Pages | 99-124 |
Number of pages | 26 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-50478-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-50477-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Dec 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Machine Learning for Health Informatics |
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Volume | 9605 |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Profiles
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Beatriz De La Iglesia
- School of Computing Sciences - Professor & Head of School
- Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging - Member
- Norwich Epidemiology Centre - Member
- Data Science and AI - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching & Research