TY - JOUR T1 - LifeLines: using visualization to enhance navigation and analysis of patient records JF - In Proceedings of the 1998 American Medical Informatic Association Annual Fall SymposiumProc AMIA Symp Y1 - 1998 A1 - Plaisant, Catherine A1 - Mushlin,R. A1 - Snyder,A. A1 - Li,J. A1 - Heller,D. A1 - Shneiderman, Ben AB - LifeLines provide a general visualization environment for personal histories. We explore its use for clinical patient records. A Java user interface is described, which presents a one-screen overview of a computerized patient record using timelines. Problems, diagnoses, test results or medications can be represented as dots or horizontal lines. Zooming provides more details; line color and thickness illustrate relationships or significance. The visual display acts as a giant menu, giving direct access to the data. SN - 1531-605X ER -