CareCruiser: Exploring and Visualizing Plans, Events, and Effects Interactively

By Theresia Gschwandtner, Wolfgang Aigner, Katharina Kaiser, Silvia Miksch, and Andreas Seyfang

Abstract

In recent years, sophisticated visualization methods have been developed to support both, the logical structure and the time-oriented aspects of computer-executable clinical treatment plans. However, visualizing the effects of applying treatment plans as well as supporting the exploration of effects on the patient´s condition are still largely unresolved tasks. To fill this gap, we have developed a prototype that enhances known visualization methods to communicate the processes of treatment plan application together with their effects on a patient´s condition in an easily understandable way. Our prototype combines the advantages of enhanced visual recognition of patterns with traditional information of parameters´ development. Thus, it provides means (1) to assess success or failure of previously applied treatment plans, (2) to explore the effects of each applied clinical action on the patient´s condition, and (3) to identify sub-optimal treatment choices. These means help physicians to optimize their treatment choices and enable developers of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to investigate and readjust these treatment plans.

Reference

T. Gschwandtner, W. Aigner, K. Kaiser, S. Miksch, A. Seyfang: "CareCruiser: Exploring and Visualizing Plans, Events, and Effects Interactively"; Talk: 4th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium, Hongkong; 03-01-2011 - 03-04-2011; in: "Proceedings of the 4th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium", G. Di Battista, J. Fekete, H. Qu (ed.); IEEE, (2011), ISBN: 978-1-61284-933-1; 43 - 50.

BibTeX

@inproceedings{TUW-192431,     author = {Gschwandtner, Theresia and Aigner, Wolfgang and Kaiser, Katharina and Miksch, Silvia and Seyfang, Andreas},     title = {CareCruiser: Exploring and Visualizing Plans, Events, and Effects Interactively},     booktitle = {Proceedings of the 4th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium},     year = {2011},     editor = {Di Battista, Giuseppe and Fekete, Jean-Daniel and Qu, Huamin},     pages = {43--50},     publisher = {IEEE},     url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5742371},     isbn = {978-1-61284-933-1},     doi = {10.1109/PACIFICVIS.2011.5742371},     keywords = {Information Visualization, Medical Informatics, Clinical Practice Guidelines},     note = {talk: 4th IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium, Hongkong; 2011-03-01 -- 2011-03-04} } Click into the text area and press Ctrl+A/Ctrl+C or ⌘+A/⌘+C to copy the BibTeX into your clipboard… or download the BibTeX.