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Patients, families and even healthcare professionals often have questions about long-term acute care (LTAC) hospitals, their role in supporting recovery and who can MOST benefit from this specialized care setting.

Attracting the attention of the people you want to recruit is vital to the success of a recruitment campaign in any industry. Findings from Cejka Search’s annual Residents and Fellows Survey indicate that new physicians are looking for and choosing their first practice opportunity earlier than ever¹, so it is critical for practices to begin an outreach strategy tailored to the needs of early-career physicians earlier as well.

Joanne Brewer was the proverbial picture of health for most of her life. “I was one of those healthy people who didn’t use any of my health insurance, and I hated like heck to have to pay for it,” the 73-year-old retired educator says. “I wasn’t overweight, did not have high blood pressure and never smoked a day in my life.”

Last month, we discussed a new exception to the Stark Law that will allow hospitals, federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to provide payments to physicians for the purpose of recruiting and employing nonphysician practitioners (NPPs).

Our healthcare system is awash in unprecedented change. While the various undercurrents are numerous, two specific concepts are dramatically impacting healthcare real estate decisions.

As recently as 1970, children’s orthopedic needs remained within the scope of adult orthopedic surgeons. In fact, according to the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, only nine orthopedic surgeons in the United States and Canada concentrated on children’s cases. Today, specialists in Pediatric Orthopedics at UT Medicine San Antonio know, as the age-old medical school wisdom goes, children are not just little adults. The dedicated pediatric practice at UT Medicine San Antonio blends advanced surgical techniques, physical therapy and less invasive treatments with a passion for helping all children.

Denette Buenrostro, RN, co-founded a program in San Antonio called The Circle of Care. She is also the President/CEO of the largest vascular access company in Central Texas, Epicc Vascular.

When the pediatric hematology/oncology specialists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio moved their practice to University Hospital last year, the hospital had just gone through a major redesign and renovation. But the opportunity to become the new home to a nationally recognized academic research and treatment program for children with cancer and blood disorders prompted University Health System leaders to go back to the drawing board and create space for the new South Texas Pediatric Blood & Cancer Center.

Before any tax planning can be properly performed, physicians must have a good understanding of the year-to-date net income for both their medical practice and their personal taxes. This requires having timely financial statements for the medical practice and knowing the estimated taxable income and projected tax liability for their personal situation. Having said that, let’s look at some year-end tax planning moves to consider: