  Designing patient-collected health data visualizations to support discussing
patient data during clinical visits is a challenging problem due to the
heterogeneity of the parties involved: patients, healthcare providers, and
healthcare systems. Designers must ensure that all parties' needs are met. This
complexity makes it challenging to find a definitive solution that can work for
every individual. We have approached this research problem -- communicating
patient data during clinical visits -- as a wicked problem. In this article, we
outline how wicked problem characteristics apply to our research problem. We
then describe the research methodologies we employed to explore the design
space of individualized patient data visualization solutions. Last, we reflect
on the insights and experiences we gained through this exploratory design
process. We conclude with a call to action for researchers and visualization
designers to consider patients' and healthcare providers' individualities when
designing patient data visualizations.
