Duty to Plan: Health Care, Crisis Standards of Care, and Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
National Academy of Medicine
Mar 5, 2020
Crisis Standards of Care describes a planning framework based on strong ethical principles, the rule of law, the importance of provider and community engagement, and steps that permit the equitable and fair delivery of medical services to those who need them under resource-constrained conditions.
Health care facilities should be developing tiered, proactive strategies using the best available clinical information and building on their existing surge capacity plans to optimize resource use in the event the current outbreak spreads and creates severe resource demands. Health care systems and providers must be prepared to obtain the most benefit from limited resources while mitigating harms to individuals, the health care system, and society.
The National Academy of Medicine reports this paper is the #1 most read NAM Perspective of 2020, the #2 most read NAM Perspectives piece of all time, and has received the most mainstream media press of any piece ever issued in the Academy’s 50 year history. Congratulations to Dr. Wynia and his co-authors! Read article>>
Health care facilities should be developing tiered, proactive strategies using the best available clinical information and building on their existing surge capacity plans to optimize resource use in the event the current outbreak spreads and creates severe resource demands. Health care systems and providers must be prepared to obtain the most benefit from limited resources while mitigating harms to individuals, the health care system, and society.
The National Academy of Medicine reports this paper is the #1 most read NAM Perspective of 2020, the #2 most read NAM Perspectives piece of all time, and has received the most mainstream media press of any piece ever issued in the Academy’s 50 year history. Congratulations to Dr. Wynia and his co-authors! Read article>>