Perhaps you’ve visited this memorial. There are more than 58,000 names engraved on panels of polished black granite commemorating the Americans who died or were listed as Missing in Action…
This past summer our beloved daughter, Annie, was married to our new, very favorite son-in-law, Douglas. There were bubbles blown by the guests as the bride and groom finalized their…
I've been thinking of including a book (or two) about using maps to display data on my 2018 Summer Reading List, but it was my old pup Juno who sent…
Recently I was engaged to help the Donaghue Foundation re-imagine parts of its 2017 Annual Report. I was thrilled to work on this project, as the important work the Foundation…
Recently my colleague and HealthDataViz Senior Consultant Janet Steeger sent me the graph below and an associated article, with the subject line "Blog Posting?". (Click to expand) Incredulousness was quickly…
I'm sure you've heard the expression "Can't see the forest for the trees." It describes someone far too involved in the details of a problem or situation to grasp its…
I want to send a very big and public thank you to the Health Informatics and Financial Reporting leadership at Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, for instructing…
A few weeks ago, I delivered the keynote address at the First Annual Information and Quality Services Center (IQSC) Educational Event, put on by the Dallas Fort Worth Healthcare Foundation…
Years ago when I first worked at Mass General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, I had a really great boss, Dr. Dan Rosenthal. Like many smart people, he was also very…
Greetings from Bustins Island, Maine, where every summer I mix a batch of watermelon mojitos, climb into the hammock, and reflect on the year to date, the work ahead, and…