Requiring a vote of the people before a state can secede will generate intensive discussions in hundreds of communities about what they want in a health system, a discussion informed by the experiences of their neighboring states.
The dialogue aimed to foster discussion informed by the best available evidence, rather than to achieve consensus.
These conundrums cannot be resolved by science alone but need to be considered in an open discussion informed by the scientific evidence.
Within the interviews, topic guides were used to suggest areas of discussion, informed by previous literature and the study aims, but we avoided using them as definite frameworks to limit or explicitly focus conversations.
An in-depth qualitative design, employing interviews and focus group discussions and informed by ethnography, was chosen to allow exploration of the meanings and perceptions of participants against the backdrop of the overall context (culture) of decision making.
The topic guide for these discussions was informed by the findings of Phase I, including the service blueprint, and included suggestions for improving the current system (see figure 1).
Empirically, the discussion is informed by interviews, secondary data analysis and the analysis of the publications trail relating to the debate about the ERC between 2002 and 2004.
Discussion was informed by seven empirical indicators of program performance and outcomes and was focused on identifying and describing elements contributing to success.
The discussion was informed by the opening remarks of Surya Deva, current Chair of the Working Group, and by representatives of two communities impacted by investor-state claims.
The discussion was informed by unpublished research that HERS did with the Center for Creative Leadership and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs along with conversations at the summit.
