Reserve system design for allocation of scarce medical resources in a pandemic: some perspectives from the field
介绍了储备系统在大流行病医疗资源分配中的基本概念,基于新冠疫苗分配实践,讨论了设计问题并建议如何利用其灵活性,对政策制定者和实践者有用。
Abstract Reserve systems are a tool to allocate scarce resources when stakeholders do not have a single objective. This paper introduces some basic concepts about reserve systems for pandemic medical resource allocation. At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we proposed that reserve systems can help practitioners arrive at compromises between competing stakeholders. More than a dozen states and local jurisdictions adopted reserve systems in initial phases of vaccine distribution. We highlight several design issues arising in some of these implementations. We also offer suggestions about ways practitioners can take advantage of the flexibility offered by reserve systems.