The crisis standard of care: Considerations for risk management.
J Healthc Risk Manag
; 40(2): 28-33, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-691263
ABSTRACT
Many writers and organizations have postulated that health care facilities and providers may need to implement a "crisis standard of care" to deal with the exigent circumstances associated with the massive influx of patients infected with the novel coronavirus and suffering from COVID-19. There is a relative scarcity of critical resources, such as intensive care unit beds, emergency department beds, ventilators, personal protective equipment, and medications. Facilities can become overwhelmed. A crisis standard of care can act as a guidepost for rationing supplies and care, should that become necessary. However, that is not without danger. Health care facilities and providers should plan carefully and then act with due deliberation in implementing a crisis standard of care to mitigate or prevent future liability.
Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Risk Management
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Coronavirus Infections
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Standard of Care
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Pandemics
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Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Healthc Risk Manag
Journal subject:
Hospitals
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Health Services
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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