title: Structure and function of the emergency department: matching emergency department choices to the emergency department mission.
abstract: Emergency caregivers experience considerable new challenges to the provision of competent, compassionate care. The good news is there are ample new approaches and new technologies to meet those new challenges.ED leaders who understand the ED mission and the resources available today and who engage vigorously in the change process will turn that mission into immensely beneficial action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 29360 Lake Road, Bay Village, OH 44140-1321, USA. twgraber@comcast.net
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Graber
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D013597:Systems Analysis; D017748:Time Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States