title: Methods for improving emergency department operational process.
abstract: It's not just the pain or injury that gives patients a natural aversion to visiting the emergency department, but the ED's entire operational process. William Schumacher, M.D., a board-certified emergency medical physician, writes about ways to improve efficiency and make the ED experience more agreeable.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schumacher
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017748:Time Management; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States