Study: UPMC Program Equitably Allocated Scarce Medication
PITTSBURGH – When lifesaving medication is scarce, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center program helps to ensure fairness in medication distribution to those living in the most disadvantaged U.S. neighborhoods, according to a new study. Published in the JAMA Health Forum, the study used the national Area of Deprivation Index, which ranks neighborhoods on a scale of 1 (least disadvantaged) to 100 (most disadvantaged). Those rankings are based on factors including education, employment, hPublished by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
