Resource allocation and pandemic response an evidence synthesis to inform decision making

When decision makers need to make difficult choices regarding the allocation of scarce resources and pandemic response, potential strategies include: Reduction of demand for healthcare services through medical countermeasures (e.g., mass vaccination) or nonpharmaceutical interventions (e.g., social...

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Main Author: Hempel, Susanne
Corporate Authors: United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Evidence-based Practice Centers Program (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville, MD Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services, USA 2020, October 5, 2020
Series:AHRQ pub.
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520 |a When decision makers need to make difficult choices regarding the allocation of scarce resources and pandemic response, potential strategies include: Reduction of demand for healthcare services through medical countermeasures (e.g., mass vaccination) or nonpharmaceutical interventions (e.g., social distancing); Optimization of existing resources (e.g., central command structure); Augmenting resources (e.g., adding temporary facilities or personnel); and Implementation of crisis standards of care. We identified 201 studies from January 2011 through May 2020 evaluating resource allocation and pandemic response strategies addressed in infectious disease threats, natural disasters, terrorism, and other mass casualty events for decision makers. Research designs were observational and critical appraisal results varied