Information Visualization
Currently, we view most medical data via “Word” documents and “Excel” spreadsheets. And while we are comfortable with these decades old interfaces, today’s physicians and patients are becoming overwhelmed with the increasingly large and complex data sets being created - where a single patient may have thousands of data points (e.g. lab values, vital signs, radiology tests, medications, etc…) spread across a large expanse of time.
Currently, we view most medical data via “Word” documents and “Excel” spreadsheets. And while we are comfortable with these decades old interfaces, today’s physicians and patients are becoming overwhelmed with the increasingly large and complex data sets being created - where a single patient may have thousands of data points (e.g. lab values, vital signs, radiology tests, medications, etc…) spread across a large expanse of time.
What if we could create a fast and intuitive interface to this data which would allow physicians to quickly see what they need to address and patients to better understand their own medical situations? For this type of project, we could take advantage of advanced theories and technologies from outside healthcare, including information intensive businesses like hedge funds and gaming, as well as hardware innovations such as the Microsoft Surface Table and Apple iPhone. Ideally, the result of this information visualization would be used to help decision support, efficiency and information sharing.
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