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A closer look at the evolution of diabetes
EHR and claims data for 10 million patients show the evolution of diabetes, a glimpse at the most at-risk individuals and a way to prevent disease.
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Content on how to use patient data and healthcare analytics to achieve better clinical outcomes, research objectives, and more.
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Data Dive
End of life procedures: The most frequent services in the final 12 weeks
Looking at the top 32 most provided services, Arcadia visualizes common costs of end-of-life care, from x-rays to CT scans.
Data Dive
Hospital variation: Size, cost, outcomes, and experience as reported by CMS
In the interplay of cost, value, and outcomes, CMS data allows us to identify how the country’s largest hospitals balance between efficiency and care.
Data Dive
Prescription drug movements: 5 years of popularity and cost shifts
Follow the price and popularity of several drugs, from Xeljanz to insulin, as they become mainstays (or lose traction) in the healthcare marketplace.
Data Dive
Burgers and fries: 5,002 fast food outlets and the link to obesity
There’s a strong correlation between a city’s obesity rate and its number of fast food franchises, a public health quandary that requires more than data.
Data Dive
Diabetes, depression and anxiety: Impact of mental health on patient engagement
Mental health and holistic clinical outcomes are undeniably linked. Patients with depression are least likely to keep the appointments they’ve booked.
Insight
Burgers and fries, and data: a comparison of obesity rates in major U.S. cities
This data visualization isn’t actually about fast food—rather, it’s a look at how we can collect and present public health data in novel ways.
Data Dive
The final year: Where and how we die
Where and how we end our lives is an important healthcare concern. Here, an artist visualizes cause of death alongside location, from hospice to home.
Data Dive
Childhood growth charts: an analysis of 580,000 height/weight observations for 63,000 children
Measuring the height and weight of 63,000 children against WHO standards reveals that this sample weighs 8% more than the global average by 24 months old.
Data Dive
What does your EHR look like? Visualizing the vastness and complexity of a typical EHR
A patient’s electronic health record is so dense it can surpass Wikipedia in size. This chart shows the relationships between data tables within one EHR.
Data Dive
Co-occurrence of rendering providers: Density of patients seeing multiple providers in a service year
A look at how often patients see multiple providers per year, grouped by specialty. Patterns show allegiance to a primary care physician.
Data Dive
Disease, diet and exercise: An analysis of the 48 contiguous states
Explore the CDC’s state data on nutrition and exercise, behavioral factors that appear to correlate with depression and diabetes.