awesome-visual-analytics-healthcare

A curated list of awesome resources of visual analytics in healthcare

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100 Data Viz ProjectExamples & Demos (Why Visualization Matters)
100 different visualizations of the same dataset, illustrating how chart choice changes the story.
A list of Online Visualization ResourcesHealthcare-Specific
Anscombe's QuartetExamples & Demos (Why Visualization Matters)
four datasets with near-identical summary statistics but very different visual distributions; classic demonstration of why summary stats alone are insufficient.
blog.datawrapper.deGeneral Data-Viz Blogs & Resource Sites
Datawrapper's blog with practical articles on chart design, color, and storytelling.
EHR STARHealthcare-Specific
a collection of literature and datasets included in the state-of-the-art (STAR) report,
FlowingDataGeneral Data-Viz Blogs & Resource Sites
long-running blog on data visualization design, tutorials, and projects.

ACM CHI
the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the premier international conference on Human-Computer Interaction, hosted annually by ACM SIGCHI.
IEEE VIS
the premier forum for advances in visualization and visual analytics, hosting the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) conference track annually.
VAHC Workshop
Visual Analytics in Healthcare Workshop is an annual academic event hosted alternatively at AMIA (on even years) and IEEE VIS (on odd years). The workshop is dedicated to the study of visual analytics in healthcare. The workshop is a forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss their work, and to identify research challenges and opportunities in the field.

A federated EHR network data completeness tracking systemFeatured in AMIA Year in Review
DQe-c is an open source tool for evaluating completeness in EHR data repositories
A flexible framework for visualizing and exploring patient misdiagnosis over timeFeatured in AMIA Year in Review
Framework for exploring the cohorts diagnoses over time
Analysing disease trajectories in a cohort of 71,849 Patients: A visual analytics and statistical approachFeatured in AMIA Year in Review
A smartwatch-based framework for real-time and online assessment and mobility monitoringFeatured in AMIA Year in Review
A visual analytics approach for pattern-recognition in patient-generated dataFeatured in AMIA Year in Review
Authors developed Glucolyzer to help dieticians interpret glucose and meal data
Best practices for data visualization: creating and evaluating a report for an evidence-based fall prevention programClinical Decision Support
Iterative design and evaluation of a fall-prevention dashboard report; identifies best practices for clinician-facing data displays (high data-ink ratio, conservative color use, clear performance-vs-goal communication).

CadenceEVAHealthcare & Visual Analytics Platforms
a visual analytics platform for event sequence analysis.
Claude CodeAI-Assisted & Agent-based
a command-line coding agent that can read, modify, and run code in your repository, suitable for building or extending visualization apps.
Coblis – Color Blindness SimulatorColor & Accessibility
upload an image and preview how it appears under different forms of color vision deficiency.
Colorblind palette comparisonColor & Accessibility
an interactive tool to preview and compare categorical color palettes under different types of color vision deficiency.
Color OracleColor & Accessibility
free desktop color-blindness simulator (macOS / Windows / Linux) that applies a full-screen filter for designers.
Data Visualisation CatalogueChart Catalogs & Pickers
a catalog of visualization methods organized by the task they support.

Data Analytics and Visualization in Health Care
Data Visualization Specialization
covers foundational principles, specialized techniques, and practical applications for creating impactful visualizations (not specific to healthcare).

Data Visualization DesignGuides & Principles
UC Berkeley Library guide on data visualization design principles, including chart selection, color, and accessibility (not specific to healthcare).
Data Visualization GuideGuides & Principles
Yale University Library research guide covering data visualization principles, tools, and resources.
Designing Effective Data VisualizationsGuides & Principles
Johns Hopkins University Libraries guide on designing effective data visualizations, with companion PDF handout (not specific to healthcare).
Development of a usability checklist for public health dashboards to identify violations of usability principlesGuides & Principles
A usability checklist for public health dashboards with 86 items covering 11 areas of considerations.
How to Spot Visualization LiesMisleading Visualizations & Common Pitfalls
a field guide to identifying common deceptive chart patterns.
Junk ChartsBad-Chart Galleries
long-running blog critiquing real-world charts and proposing improved redesigns.

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