title: Discussion of "Representation of People's Decisions in Health Information Systems: A Complementary Approach for Understanding Health Care Systems and Population Health".
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.
authors.forename: Najeeb
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Shorbaji
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Borycki
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Christoph U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: Nancy M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Lorenzi
authors.forename: Lincoln A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care
keywords: Population health; complex systems thinking; health information systems; learning health systems; social theory