AHIMA January 10, 2022
Xiaoming Zeng, MD, PhD, and Katelyn H. Rouse, MS-HIIM, RHIA

A previous Journal of AHIMA article on data visualization articulated that data visualization is one of the essential skills for health information (HI) professionals to succeed in a data-centric healthcare environment. The article introduced several heuristics for HI practitioners to use when approaching data visualization. Data visualization is both an art and science. The art aspect enables data visualization to be engaging and exciting; the science aspect helps visualize data in an objective and intuitive way to be effective and efficient.

This article introduces some of the neuropsychological theories and principles behind data visualization. Understanding these theories and principles will set up a solid foundation for building data visualization projects.

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Data visualization utilizes our most important and dominant...

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Topics: Big Data, Health IT, HIM (Health Inf Mgmt), Technology
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