Thanks to Matthew Holt for linking to Ezra Klein's new series on how healthcare systems in other countries work. Too often, we compare our system to other countries without even having the slightest about what those systems are really like. I'm looking forward to Klein's lowdown. So far, he's already covered England and France.

Kevin MD has put up 13 postings in 48 hours on everything from obesity to patient compliance.

Also, check out Girl Scientist's grand rounds (highlights of medical blogs from the last week or so).

MedPundit also discovered a new way to make money blogging. One particularly proficient blogger, Darren Barefoot, offered up his blogging services on ebay and got 9 bids, with the winning bid at $2,000. The winning bidder? Check out the Cincinnati Healthcare News blog.

Since I've been covering the book "If Disney Ran Your Hospital" in the leadership blog, I thought I'd just bring up the fact that this blogger got kicked out of Disney for providing unofficial tours.

And while we're talking blogging, I couldn't resist this article about why celebrities blog. Not in the mood to face the harsh realities of hospital management today? Do some productive procrastination at these blogs...

Bruce Willis, David Duchovny, Pat Sajak, and Rosie O'Donnell blogging away.