title: The 15/30 emergency room guarantee.
abstract: Emergency rooms strive to treat patients as quickly as possible. To ensure timely treatment, one New Jersey hospital system invokes a 15/30 guarantee: Evaluation by a nurse in 15 minutes and by a physician in 30 minutes. Is such a guarantee of emergency medical care working?
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Levinson
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010819:Physician's Role; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013997:Time Factors