This may have some interesting effects on our health.

Signal vs. Noise has a good post on incremental innovation (yes, even in the airline industry):

It’s a good reminder that while big changes can have a big impact (like American Airlines grounding some of their Super 80 gas guzzlers), sometimes little tweaks (like flying slower) can have a big impact too. Always keep an eye out for the little things. There’s usually a lot of low hanging fruit.

And then: one more reason why health care doesn’t want to be metaphored to airlines.  Read this first.  And then if you feel up to it here is the article (ed: it’s not a pleasant realization).

Here’s a story touting the growth of medical tourism. Here’s a story questioning reported growth.

And here’s a story about our affection for the “good ol’ days.”

Volvo has a plan to eliminate injuries and deaths resulting from car accidents in their vehicles by 2020.

Think we should do the same for medical errors?

Woops.  More to come, I’m sure.

Another reality: we’re not going to have enough nurses.

Just train more? “Last year, we turned away 40,000 qualified applicants to nursing schools. Schools just do not have enough faculty to accommodate growing class sizes accordingly.”

Solutions?

Ideas, ten of them.  Worth exploring.

Shouldn’t it be this way?

Why it’s not in some settings is (not!) understandable, change now or forever hold your peace…

Ohio’s attorney general is pushing for a variety of changes.

…I would study this: if employers paid their employees to work-out (read: cardio and weights) during the work day (like an hour), would the lost productivity be made up by lower health care insurance costs?

With individuals working 70, 80, 90+ hours/week they probably lack the time to get some quality elliptical machine time in (not to mention the need to relieve some stress on the bench press).