Does My MD Look Like Me?
The other day, as I listened to the news, a story came on about telemedicine’s increased use during the current COVID-19 pandemic. I wasn’t surprised
January 15, 2021
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Health and Healthcare Data Unleashed
Welcome to my newsletter and blog, Health and Healthcare Data Unleashed, a guide to understanding, presenting and using health and healthcare data, information and evidence. I’ve been writing and posting here since 2010 on a range of topics and resources I’ve encountered in my own data analysis and data visualization journey. You will notice a gap beginning in 2020 as I took time away to work on my book, Visualizing Health and Healthcare Data – I hope you’ll check it out!
Effort Matters
My friends and family love to tell stories about my failed attempts at baking. Ha, ha, they’re hilarious — actually, they are, but I have to
December 16, 2020
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Bar Humbug!
Can I tell you how tired I am of hearing people tell me that “bars are boring”? VERY TIRED. Bar humbug!! A true pillar of
December 18, 2019
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Heavenly Icons
It’s quite astonishing how even when I get out of my office and resolve not think about my work for a while, I stumble upon
October 22, 2019
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2019 Reading (and Listening) List for the Health and Healthcare Data Geek
I’m heading to Bustins Island, Maine, in a few days to swing in the hammock and sip watermelon mojitos — Nirvana. I’m looking forward to
August 13, 2019
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What the Hex?
I think (and hope) that I’m exceptionally open to new ideas and to change — but if I’m brutally honest, I must also acknowledge that
July 9, 2019
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A New View of Scores and Percentiles
Do you remember taking standardized tests? The one I remember best was the SAT’s, in high school. They struck fear into our hearts: would my
May 8, 2019
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Leading Causes of Death
It’s a beautiful snowy morning in New England. There’s a fire in the fireplace, and my husband is reading the newspaper with two pups snoozing
March 25, 2019
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Mekko Charts
I’m a long (long)-time devotee of the iconic Marimekko designs and textiles. I have Marimekko clothes (I’m sure they’re considered vintage now), and in my
February 4, 2019
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Design Thinking Required
A colleague recently sent me an article by Atul Gawande, MD: “Why Doctors Hate Their Computers” (huh — you don’t say!). If you’re familiar with
December 3, 2018
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A Profoundly Moving Data Display, Revisited
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
November 8, 2018
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Serious Talk About Bubbles
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
September 18, 2018
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2018 Summer Reading List for the Health and Healthcare Data Geek
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
July 30, 2018
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Visualizing Annual Reports and the Donaghue Foundation
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
June 26, 2018
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Only Charlotte Needs a Web
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
April 30, 2018
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PeopleSense Consulting LLC
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Brandeis MS Informatics Candidate
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