Assessing the reliability of medical resource demand models in the context of COVID-19
The emerging field of demand modeling holds promise in averting medical resource shortages during future public health emergencies. However, achieving this potential necessitates focused efforts on standardization, transparency, and rigorous model validation before placing reliance on demand models in critical public health decision-making.
Authors
- Kimberly A. Dautel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0980-5270)
- Ephraim Agyingi
- Pras Pathmanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-6689)
Institutions
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health (US)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (US)
- Office of Science (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-024-02726-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.79
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education