This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Joshua Joseph and Benjamin White, focuses on Emergency Department Operations and Administration. Topics include: Emergency Department Operations Overview; Queuing Theory and Modeling ED Resource Utilization; Factors Affecting ED Crowding; Staffing and Provider Productivity in the ED; Patient Assignment Models in the ED; ED Layout and Organization; Lean Processes in the ED; ED Observation and Alternatives to Admission; Quality Assurance in the ED; Information Management in the ED; Best Practices in Communication and Patient Safety; Optimizing Patient Experience in the ED; Management of the Academic ED; and Strategies for Provider Well-being in the ED.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Emergency Department Operations: An Overview - p. 549 10. Queuing Theory and Modeling Emergency Department Resource Utilization - p. 563 11. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Crowding - p. 573 12. Staffing and Provider Productivity in the Emergency Department - p. 589 13. Patient Assignment Models in the Emergency Department - p. 607 14. Design of the Academic Emergency Department - p. 617 15. Lean Process Improvement in the Emergency Department - p. 633 16. Alternative Dispositions for Emergency Department Patients - p. 647 17. Quality Assurance in the Emergency Department - p. 663 18. Information Management in the Emergency Department - p. 681 19. Best Practices in Patient Safety and Communication - p. 693 20. Optimizing Patient Experience in the Emergency Department - p. 705 21. Management of the Academic Emergency Department - p. 715 22. Strategies for Provider Well-Being in the Emergency Department - p. 729
This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Joshua Joseph and Benjamin White, focuses on Emergency Department Operations and Administration. Topics include: Emergency Department Operations Overview; Queuing Theory and Modeling ED Resource Utilization; Factors Affecting ED Crowding; Staffing and Provider Productivity in the ED; Patient Assignment Models in the ED; ED Layout and Organization; Lean Processes in the ED; ED Observation and Alternatives to Admission; Quality Assurance in the ED; Information Management in the ED; Best Practices in Communication and Patient Safety; Optimizing Patient Experience in the ED; Management of the Academic ED; and Strategies for Provider Well-being in the ED.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Emergency Department Operations: An Overview - p. 549 10. Queuing Theory and Modeling Emergency Department Resource Utilization - p. 563 11. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Crowding - p. 573 12. Staffing and Provider Productivity in the Emergency Department - p. 589 13. Patient Assignment Models in the Emergency Department - p. 607 14. Design of the Academic Emergency Department - p. 617 15. Lean Process Improvement in the Emergency Department - p. 633 16. Alternative Dispositions for Emergency Department Patients - p. 647 17. Quality Assurance in the Emergency Department - p. 663 18. Information Management in the Emergency Department - p. 681 19. Best Practices in Patient Safety and Communication - p. 693 20. Optimizing Patient Experience in the Emergency Department - p. 705 21. Management of the Academic Emergency Department - p. 715 22. Strategies for Provider Well-Being in the Emergency Department - p. 729
