Application of management engineering techniques.
Management engineering techniques have proven to be beneficial tools in the analysis and improvement of a medical organization's productive resources. Though used more extensively in the hospital setting, the techniques can be applied to medical groups as a means to furthering the quality of patient care while improving the utilization of resources. An overview of the concept of management engineering is presented through the definition of basic techniques and the illustration of projects employing these methods in the medical group practice setting.
D006804:Ergonomics; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States