Addressing prioritization in healthcare amidst a global pandemic.
Healthc Manage Forum
; 34(5): 252-255, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1166841
ABSTRACT
Trade-offs abound in healthcare yet depending on where one stands relative to the stages of a pandemic, choice making may be more or less constrained. During the early stages of COVID-19 when there was much uncertainty, healthcare systems faced greater constraints and focused on the singular criterion of "flattening the curve." As COVID-19 progressed and the first wave diminished (relatively speaking depending on the jurisdiction), more opportunities presented for making explicit choices between COVID and non-COVID patients. Then, as the second wave surged, again decision makers were more constrained even as more information and greater understanding developed. Moving out of the pandemic to recovery, choice making becomes paramount as there are no set rules to lean back into historical patterns of resource allocation. In fact, the opportunity at hand, when using explicit tools for priority setting based on economic and ethical principles, is significant.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Public Health
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Resource Allocation
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COVID-19
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Health Priorities
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthc Manage Forum
Journal subject:
Hospitals
/
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
08404704211002539
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