Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jul;35(7):2186-2188. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05863-6. Epub 2020 May 7.
The COVID-19 outbreak is putting tremendous strain on the US healthcare system, with a direct impact on medical professionals, hospital systems, and physical resources. While comprehensive public health and regulatory efforts are essential to overcome this crisis, it is important to recognize this moment as an opportunity to provide more intelligent and more efficient care in spite of increasing patient volumes and fewer resources. Specifically, we must limit unnecessary and wasteful medical practices and improve the delivery of those services which enhance the quality of patient care. In doing so, we will increase availability of the critical resources required for the provision of high-quality care to those in greatest need both now and in the future.
新冠疫情的爆发给美国医疗体系带来了巨大的压力，直接影响到了医疗专业人员、医院系统和物力资源。尽管全面的公共卫生和监管措施对于克服这场危机至关重要，但我们也应该认识到，这是一个机会，可以在患者数量增加、资源减少的情况下，提供更智能、更高效的医疗服务。具体来说，我们必须限制不必要和浪费的医疗行为，改进那些能提高患者护理质量的服务。这样做，我们将增加高水准医疗服务所需的关键资源的供应，以满足当下和未来最急需的人群。
