Reflection on Mitigating the US Drug Shortages through Pareto-Improving Contracts

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Jia, Justin; Zhao, Hui
• 署名单位: University of Tennessee System; University of Tennessee Knoxville; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/poms.13079
• 发表日期: 2019
• 页码: 2716-2718
• 关键词: drug shortage; Pareto improvement; pharmaceutical supply chain; healthcare industry

摘要

The study Mitigating the U.S. Drug Shortages Through Pareto-Improving Contracts was selected as a runner-up for the Ralph Gomory Best Industry Studies Paper Award by the Industry Studies Association in 2017. The award aims at explicit recognition of the researchers' engagement with industry practitioners and demonstrate the benefits of such interactions for scholarly research. The awarded study addresses the drug shortages problem, a major challenge facing the U.S. pharmaceutical industry and government in recent years. This reflection article provides the back story of the study-the motivation, the challenges, the important steps, and the interactions with government agencies and industry practitioners.