Book Review: Visualizing Health and Healthcare Data by Cambria Brown, Katherine Rowell, and Lindsay Betzendahl
Summary
The book begins with an introduction to health and healthcare data visualisations and their historical importance. It discusses the historical works of Jon Snow and Florence Nightingale. It then goes into data at the workplace and the process to make the data work. Section Two deals with best practices in data visualisation and the authors also write on the different charts to use at length. Section Three goes into designing dashboards with samples of health and healthcare dashboards. Finally, the book closes with thoughts from the writers and reading recommendations.
Things I Like
1. Detailed book about visualising data. Despite its title, the book is palatable to everyone interested in learning more about data visualisation as a topic. With the in-depth discussion on what charts to use and what not to use, anyone can use such information regardless of the subject they are visualising. The health and healthcare data act as compelling examples.
2. Guide to developing a dashboard at work. The steps included in developing a dashboard are helpful for a team that is still looking into how to develop to improve work processes and data transparency at work. From gathering information from stakeholders to labelling and standardising data to prototyping, the book walks readers through them.
3. The dash of health and healthcare. The book provides just the right content about health and healthcare data together with data visualisation in general. The images provided are much welcome too. I have chosen to review this book after going through some books on health and healthcare data because the images aid me as a reader a lot in keeping my attention, especially if the goal is to read about data visualisation.
Final Verdict: A good read for anyone hoping to implement data visualisation solutions at the workplace.