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Essay
2. How would you explain the importance of the graphical representation feature of a
CDR in helping the physician carry out their task more effectively?
The graphical representation is a feature of CDR which converts health data into
pictorial or graphical format such as charts, graphs, full-motion videos etc. This feature
is important because it aids in simplifying wide array of information and allows for better
decision making in the healthcare facility. With the use of graphical representations,
correlation, patterns and trends can easily be revealed and recognized compared to text
based clinical data. This feature allows users to change the level of information that can
be visualized with the use of different filters which include age and gender. An example
of this is when a physician review multiple chest x-rays that were obtained over the
course of a specific period of time (days, months or years) in order to determine if a
nodule has grown. This procedure cannot be done with textual clinical data, therefore,
visualization plays a big role in patient diagnosis and the efficiency of decision-making.