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Author: | Swaminathan, J. M. |
Title: | Decision support for allocating scarce drugs |
Journal: | Interfaces
2003 : MAR-APR, VOL. 33:2, p. 1-11 |
Index terms: | Health economics Decision support systems Pharmaceutical industry |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The 1998 settlement of a lawsuit by the state of California required 19 pharmaceutical firms to provide $150 million worth of drugs free of charge to more than 150 California clinics and hospitals over a three-year period. The author developed a decision-support system that utilizes a multiobjective optimization model and a heuristic solution taking into account the efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of the drug-allocation process. |
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