As health care institutions near the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are grappling with how to proactively and ethically distribute scarce health care resources to treat the sick. The news is rife ...

Racial equity considerations within resource allocation frameworks are not just the right thing to do to redress injustice. They will also help reduce the spread and severity of COVID-19 across our ...

Researchers argue that, in some situations where machine-learning models are used to allocate scarce resources or opportunities, randomizing decisions in a structured way may lead to fairer outcomes.

The pandemic put a spotlight on the challenges that health systems face when deciding how to allocate scarce resources during a time of crisis. To better understand differing opinions on this issue, ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. During surges in COVID-19 infections, the lack of regional, statewide, and national data has made ...

The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to demand more resources than the US medical system has to supply, likely requiring explicit rationing of ventilators, critical and intensive care beds, and ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Organizations are increasingly utilizing machine-learning models to allocate scarce resources or opportunities. For instance, such models can help companies screen resumes to choose ...