MDNews - San Antonio

06 contents ON THE COVER /////// JULY 2017 18 20 COVER FE ATURE A ONE-STOP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR DIABETES 06 University Health System's Texas Diabetes Institute combines superb care, education, prevention and research to combat a deadly chronic disease. FE ATURE THE IRS AND PHYSICIANS 14 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), along with the U. S. Department of Justice, has launched a massive e•ort to identify and prosecute tax evaders from the medical profession. A major emphasis of the e•ort is to initiate criminal investigations and perform audits of thousands of healthcare providers, focusing on issues such as tax shelter schemes, concealment of income and excessive deductions. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: CULINARY MEDICINE HEALING WITH HOSPITALITY 17 Opening in October, Rapid Recovery Center by Mainstreet Health will transform short-term rehabilitation in San Antonio, making a 5-star hotel-like experience — including high-end restaurant-quality food — central to patients' recovery from major illness and surgery. CULINARY MEDICINE IN SAN ANTONIO 19 In 2017, Bexar County ranked 78th in the state in terms of good health. To improve outcomes of the area's residents and reverse the troubling trend of chronic disease, a number of health organization have taken the first steps to introduce culinary medicine to our community. A RECIPE FOR BETTER HEALTH 20 In Bexar County, one in three school-age children is either overweight or obese. The Children's Hospita l of San Antonio is a founding partner in an innovative community collaboration aimed at lowering that statistic. DEPARTMENTS CURRENT TOPICS 13 HEALTHCARE LAW UPDATE 16 FINANCE 22

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