title: A proposal for jump-starting national health care reform. How common sense reforms in hospital emergency departments can reduce wait times, improve patient care, improve quality of care, and lower costs.
authors.affiliation: WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. batkinson@wakemed.org
authors.forename: William K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Atkinson
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017048:Health Care Costs; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D005791:Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists