id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-285787-xvi5miqw Bell, Jennifer AH SARS and hospital priority setting: a qualitative case study and evaluation 2004-12-19 .txt text/plain 3099 177 50 The purpose of this study is to describe and evaluate priority setting in a hospital in response to SARS using the ethical framework 'accountability for reasonableness'. CONCLUSIONS: 'Accountability for reasonableness' is a framework that can be used to guide fair priority setting in health care organizations, such as hospitals. 'Accountability for reasonableness' is an explicit ethical framework for legitimate and fair priority setting in health care [2] . The purpose of this study was to describe priority setting in a hospital in response to SARS and evaluate it using 'accountability for reasonableness'. In this section we describe one hospital's priority setting in response to SARS by focusing on the types of decisions, the decision making process, and the supportive reasoning. 'Accountability for reasonableness' is a framework that can be used to guide legitimate and fair priority setting in health care organizations, such as hospitals. Priority setting in a hospital critical care unit: qualitative case study ./cache/cord-285787-xvi5miqw.txt ./txt/cord-285787-xvi5miqw.txt