TY  - JOUR
T1  - EMergency physicians hope to be heard in debate over health system reform
AU  - Mitka M
Y1  - 2009/07/22
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1020
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 371
EP  - 373
VL  - 302
IS  - 4
N2  - 
The report, by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), notes that overcrowding continues to be an issue that results in delays to patients who need urgent care (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09347.pdf). In 2006 (the most recent year studied), the average wait for a patient with a dire emergency to see a physician exceeded recommended time frames. Patients classified as requiring immediate care (to be seen in less than 1 minute) waited an average of 28 minutes while those classified as emergent (to be seen within 1-14 minutes) waited an average of 37 minutes.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1020
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1020
ER  -