TY - JOUR
AU - Mitton, Craig
AU - Donaldson, Cam
AU - Dionne, Francois
AU - Peacock, Stuart
PY - 2021
DA - April
TI - Addressing prioritization in healthcare amidst a global pandemic
JO - Healthcare Management Forum
EP - 255
VL - 34
IS - 5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704211002539
AB - 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.
PB - SAGE Publications
UR - https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/en/publications/63fc0946-f9db-469e-98bc-67432a2fd4ae
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER