Petroleum and Health Care

Evaluating and Managing Health Care's Vulnerability to Petroleum Supply Shifts

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ID11036047
AuthorsJim He (0000-0002-0440-2459, Emory University), Jeremy Hess (Jeremy Hess is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, and the Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Daniel Bednarz is with Sustainable Health Systems, Pittsburgh, PA. Jaeyong Bae is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Jessica Pierce is with the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.), Daniel Bednarz (Jeremy Hess is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, and the Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Daniel Bednarz is with Sustainable Health Systems, Pittsburgh, PA. Jaeyong Bae is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Jessica Pierce is with the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.), Jaeyong Bae (0009-0007-3022-4426, Jeremy Hess is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, and the Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Daniel Bednarz is with Sustainable Health Systems, Pittsburgh, PA. Jaeyong Bae is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Jessica Pierce is with the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.), Jessica Pierce (Jeremy Hess is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, and the Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Daniel Bednarz is with Sustainable Health Systems, Pittsburgh, PA. Jaeyong Bae is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Jessica Pierce is with the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.)
Year2011
Volume101
Issue9
Pages1568-1579
Publication date2011-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300233
PMID21778473
PMCIDPMC3154246
OpenAlexW2144395014
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited60

Petroleum is used widely in health care—primarily as a transport fuel and feedstock for pharmaceuticals, plastics, and medical supplies—and few substitutes for it are available. This dependence theoretically makes health care vulnerable to petroleum supply shifts, but this vulnerability has not been empirically assessed. We quantify key aspects of petroleum use in health care and explore historical associations between petroleum supply shocks and health care prices. These analyses confirm that petroleum products are intrinsic to modern health care and that petroleum supply shifts can affect health care prices. In anticipation of future supply contractions lasting longer than previous shifts and potentially disrupting health care delivery, we propose an adaptive management approach and outline its application to the example of emergency medical services

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