Archive for July, 2008

9 Steps to Creating Interactive Dashboards

While doing some research into flash charting components, I came across this interesting dashboard tutorial from anychart.com. The dashboard creation tutorial walks the reader through the following nine steps:

  1. Choose the Data
  2. Choose the Layout
  3. Convert the Data
  4. Convert the Layout
  5. Put Data and Layout Together
  6. Plan the Interactivity
  7. Prepare the Data for the Interactive Dashboard
  8. Implement the Interactive Dashboard
  9. Launch the Interactive Dashboard

In addition to showing code examples, the tutorial offers these interesting dashboard wireframes:

dashboard bar chart dashboard line graph

dashboard line and bar charts dashboard pie chart and donut graph

dashboard graphs dashboard layout

interactive dashboard graph

Tags: Interactive Dashboard Graphs, 9 steps of dashboard creation, anycharts dashboard, interactive dashboard tutorial

Healthcare Dashboards - Medical Practice Metrics Dashboard

Today’s Xcelsius Dashboard Example features a benchmarking approach to medical practice performance management. This web-based xcelsius dashboard allows healthcare practices to enter values related to their physician compensation and production metrics. After selecting the medical specialty and entering the KPI information, the dashboard displays the practice’s ranking as compared to industry benchmarks.

Take a look at this dashboard screenshot. Visit the actual dashboard: Physician Compensation and Production Dashboard. The dashboard is a free web offerring from MGMA - Medical Group Management Association.

Xcelsius Dashboard used for performance benchmarking of medical practices

Here is a Dashboard Spy video of the doctor compensation dashboard in action:

 

Interested in the metrics contained in this healthcare dashboard? Click the Read more link:

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