Operational Recommendations for Scarce Resource Allocation in a Public Health Crisis.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic may require rationing of various medical resources if demand exceeds supply. Theoretical frameworks for resource allocation have provided much needed ethical guidance, but hospitals still need to address objective practicalities and legal vetting to operationalize scarce resource allocation schemata. To develop operational scarce resource allocation processes for public health catastrophes, including the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, five health systems in Maryland formed a consortium-with diverse expertise and representation-representing more than half of all hospitals in the state. Our efforts built on a prior statewide community engagement process that determined the values and moral reference points of citizens and health-care professionals re

SUBMITTER: Ehmann MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521357 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature