Discussion of "Representation of People's Decisions in Health Information Systems: A Complementary Approach for Understanding Health Care Systems and Population Health"

Methods Inf Med. 2017 Feb 1;56(S 01):e20-e29. doi: 10.3414/ME16-15-0001.

Abstract

This article is part of a For-Discussion-Section of Methods of Information in Medicine about the paper "Representation of People's Decisions in Health Information Systems: A Complementary Approach for Understanding Health Care Systems and Population Health" written by Fernan Gonzalez Bernaldo de Quiros, Adriana Ruth Dawidowski, and Silvana Figar. It is introduced by an editorial. This article contains the combined commentaries invited to independently comment on the paper of de Quiros, Dawidowski, and Figar. In subsequent issues the discussion can continue through letters to the editor.

Keywords: Population health; complex systems thinking; health information systems; learning health systems; social theory.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making / methods*
  • Decision Making / physiology*
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical / organization & administration*
  • Decision Support Techniques*
  • Electronic Health Records / organization & administration*
  • Health Information Systems / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Models, Organizational
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care*