6 Trends Influencing Healthcare Real Estate in 2013 – Healthcare reform, the recession and lower reimbursements have influenced healthcare real estate over the last few years and will continue to do so in 2013. Hospitals and health systems will see the following trends in the year ahead, according to Duke Realty.

The Drawn Out Process of the Medical Lawsuit – For more than 150 years, the medical malpractice system has loomed over health care, and doctors, the vast majority of whom will face a lawsuit sometime in their professional lives, remain ever vocal in their criticism of the system. But with few malpractice claims resulting in payments and liability premiums holding steady or even declining, doctors have started to shift their focus from the financial aspects of malpractice to the untold hours spent focused on lawsuits instead of patient care.