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How We Revolutionized Our Emergency Department

Harvard Business Review

How does an emergency department (ED) go from the 6 th to the 99 th percentile in patient satisfaction, while improving dramatically in virtually every performance and efficiency category? If it were a Toyota vehicle-manufacturing plant, a key enabler would be a rope strung along each production line above team members, the Andon Cord.