Visual Analytics Applied to the Monitoring of High-Cost Medicines used in Rheumatology, in a Hospital of High Complexity in Latin America

A cumulative distribution line chart. A thick black step line represents an outlier pharmacy. Multiple dashed lines in shades of blue and purple represent the 1st, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 99th percentile benchmarks for all pharmacies prescribing high-cost medicines.
Figure 5: Cumulative distribution visualization showing pharmacy X (outlier, solid black line) against percentile bands (1st through 99th) for all providers prescribing high-cost rheumatology medicines.
Abstract
This poster presents a visual analytics application for monitoring the use of high-cost medicines in a rheumatology department of a high-complexity Latin American hospital. The tool helps clinicians and administrators understand prescription patterns and resource utilization.
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Authors
Armando Acosta
Ricardo Portocarrero
Adriana Beltran Ostos
Hoover Quitian Reyes
Camila Camargo Rodriguez
Sergio Moreno
John Guerra-Gomez
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Visual Analytics Applied to the Monitoring of High-Cost Medicines used in Rheumatology, in a Hospital of High Complexity in Latin America

Armando Acosta, Ricardo Portocarrero, Adriana Beltran Ostos, Hoover Quitian Reyes, Camila Camargo Rodriguez, Sergio Moreno, and John Guerra-Gomez. Proc. PANLAR—PANLAR. 2020.

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