Policy

This advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines a 5 step process for protecting residents, families and staff. The steps are as follows: Keep COVID-19 from entering your facility: Restrict all visitors except for compassionate care situations Read More

This article reports on a recent Boston city council meeting at which councilors urged local hospitals and health authorities that may be forced to allocate scarce critical care resources to consider the impact of systemic racism on the prevalence of Read More

This forthcoming report (currently in pre-proof) from an expert panel of the Task Force for Mass Critical Care and the American College of Chest Physicians discusses the operational steps necessary for preparation and implementation of a triage system to allocate Read More

This op-ed argues that prioritizing patients based on who is most likely to benefit, the most commonly used approach to rationing scarce resources, inherently disadvantages groups who already experience worse health due to historical and structural factors. Rationing crucial resources Read More

This forthcoming article assesses challenges for rural communities and rural hospitals, which often face limitations and disparities in health care workforce and resources, in responding to COVID-19 and potential scarcity of critical care resources.  Rural communities include 20% of the Read More

This report provides data from a recent survey of U.S. adults. Among other findings, respondents were almost evenly divided on the question of ventilator allocation, with 50% favoring priority for patients who are most in need at the moment and Read More

In a press release and presentation issued today, California Governor Newsom outlined a data- and science-driven framework that will guide their review of the state’s stay-at-home and other COVID-19-related policies. The state of California has announced their “Roadmap to Modify Read More

This article evaluates potential strategies for allocation of scarce PPE to health care providers from an ethical perspective and recommends a range of approaches to be adapted to the circumstances of a particular hospital. Many ethical frameworks focus on the Read More

This pre-print of a forthcoming article provides recommendations for several pressing ethical challenges based on existing frameworks from the Hastings Center and the American College of Surgeons. The article notes that the ethical issues raised by an infectious disease pandemic Read More

This article reports on the release of New Jersey’s Department of Health guidance for allocating scarce critical care resources if necessary during a public health emergency. The state guidance applies only when the supply of available resources is entirely exhausted, Read More