title: Emergency department structure and operations.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to explore some of the tools and technologies available in operations management in health care in general and in emergency medicine in particular. The intent is to stimulate the reader to explore some of these approaches and tools in further detail. Various theories are noted, but the intent of this article is to be eclectic so as to give the reader a feel for the rich variety of approaches available.
authors.affiliation: Overlook Hospital, 99 Beauvoir Avenue, Summit, NJ 08043, USA. Jim010@aol.com
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Espinosa
authors.forename: Randall
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Kosnik
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009874:Operations Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011786:Quality Control; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States