WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Healthcare Borrows from Industry By Allan Coukell Listen to story (Real Audio) Nurses and doctors from labor and delivery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center meet several times a day to review patients. The "team training" approach is borrowed from the US Air Force. Boston, MA - March 10, 2006 - On the surface, a hospital might not have much in common with an airline or a car assembly plant. But hospitals are increasingly turning to other industries to figure out how to make medicine safer and more efficient. RELATED LINKS Steve Spear's work at Toyota The Beth Israel borrows from aviation Meghan Dierks' operating room study (later published in Surgery) Healing Healthcare A series by Health and Science Reporter Allan Coukell.    From The WBUR Newsroom Red Sox beat Angels 3-2, move on to ALCS and Rays BOSTON (October 07, 2008) Jason Bay slid headfirst into home plate to score on Jed Lowrie's two-out single in the ninth inning last night as the defending World Series champions beat Los Angeles 3-2 in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series and advanced to play for the AL pennant for the fourth time in six seasons. Rep. Frank Calls for More Regulation NEWTON, Mass. (October 07, 2008) A conversation with Congressman Barney Frank about the financial crisis; what caused it, and what the country should do to avoid another meltdown. Boston by Design: Song of the City BOSTON (October 07, 2008) This week, we're airing a special series on architecture in the city: "Boston by Design." Today, the "Song of the City." Bay Staters Consider Tax Revolt BOSTON (October 07, 2008) In November, Massachusetts voters will consider a ballot question on repealing state income taxes. We report on both sides of the proposal.