Tag Archives: Patient safety

Fragmentation of care and patient safety

My father does not have diabetes. He has stage 4 kidney cancer though, and has been eating Afinitor for a few weeks. A frequent side effect of the medication is a rise in blood glucouse – which should therefore be monitored. His cancer … Continue reading

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Why should I read my health records?

Yesterday I was at a network meeting for women working with IT and at dinner of course everyone got interested when I said I do research in health informatics (it’s definitely an area that everyone can relate to but don’t … Continue reading

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