Behind the Scenes: Facilitators and Barriers to Developing State Scarce Resource Allocation Plans for the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In response to COVID-19, many states revised, developed, or attempted to develop plans to allocate scarce critical care resources in the event that crisis standards of care were triggered. To our knowledge, no prior analysis has assessed this plan development process, including whether plans were successfully adopted.

Research question

How did states develop or revise scarce resource allocation plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what were the barriers and facilitators to their development and adoption at the state level?

Study design and methods

Plan authors and state leaders completed a semistructured interview February to September 2022. Interview transcripts were qualitatively analyzed for themes related to plan development and adoption according to

SUBMITTER: Riggan KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443246 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature