Category Archives: Consumer Health Informatics

Navigating unknown cancer waters

Posted on March 24, 2016 by mariahagglund

I downloaded this report “På okänt cancervatten” a while ago, but I’ve only been able to read short sections at a time. Not because I haven’t had time to (which is otherwise a common reason for my fragmented reading habits) … Continue reading →

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Searching for health information – are you monitoring or blunting?

Posted on March 20, 2016 by mariahagglund

Is the guitarr shop open on Sunday? How do you change the tier on the bike? What’s a good recipy for waffles? Where’s the best vegetarian restaurant in Nice? Google it. We all go online, constantly, to find out information … Continue reading →

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Giving patients online access to their EHR – interview with Benny Eklund

Posted on March 11, 2016 by mariahagglund

I’ve written before about patients online access to their Electronic Health Records in Sweden, and this is a topic that is very dear to me – I will without a doubt return to it often. Last year, me and my … Continue reading →

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Patient EmPOWERment – what do we mean?

Posted on March 10, 2016 by mariahagglund

I’ve written before about my PhD student Sara Riggare who is focusing on how health informatics and new technology can help patients to take control over their health and collaboration with healthcare. In this podcast, she discusses the concept “patient empowerment” in … Continue reading →

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How has smart patients helped you?

Posted on March 9, 2016 by mariahagglund

This blog post will be both personal and professional. Perhaps mostly personal, but since this is also my field of research I can’t help but reflect. But let’s start with the personal. A few days before christmas, my dad started … Continue reading →

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Patient’s online access to their electronic health records in Sweden

Posted on March 1, 2016 by mariahagglund

In October 2012 I wrote a blog post about why I wanted to read my own electronic health records. In this post, I will try to give a very brief summary of what has happened since then when it comes to … Continue reading →

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