Patient-provider geographic map: An interactive visualization tool of patients' selection of health care providers

Zhongyuan Yu, Kara Pepe, George Rust, Jose Emmanuel Ramirez-Marquez, Shun Zhang, Bryan Bonnet

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    Abstract

    Advanced data visualization tools have the potential to transform raw healthcare data into actionable insights that improve patient care. This paper introduces a visualization framework to aid healthcare policy-makers and hospital administrators to visualize, identify, and optimize the geographic variations of access to care. The Patient-Provider Geographic Map provides multiple concurrent interactive choropleth maps with the capabilities of also filtering and displaying aggregated patient and provider layers. It allows users to collaborate and explore health care providers' catchment area, and the accessibility for local residents. Ideally, users interact with several interactive visualizations concurrently in a large-scale immersive environment. This unique approach enables non-technically oriented stakeholders a data immersion experience that greatly increases their comfort levels with data-driven decision making.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2017 IEEE Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare, VAHC 2017
    Pages1-8
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Electronic)9781538631874
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 15 Jun 2018
    Event8th Annual IEEE Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare, VAHC 2017 - Phoenix, United States
    Duration: 1 Oct 2017 → …

    Publication series

    Name2017 IEEE Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare, VAHC 2017

    Conference

    Conference8th Annual IEEE Workshop on Visual Analytics in Healthcare, VAHC 2017
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityPhoenix
    Period1/10/17 → …

    Keywords

    • Access to Care
    • Decision Support
    • Geospatial visualization
    • Healthcare data
    • Medicaid

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