Henry Powderly

The JPMorgan Healthcare Conference kicked off Monday in San Francisco, one of the biggest events in the world of biotech where investors and healthcare providers come together to see what's cooking at some of the hottest new companies in the sector.

Construction is all but done at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, with a grand opening for the $1.5 billion complex slated for Feb 1. It's the high-tech touches that really set apart this renovation.

Healthcare hiring continued to pick up last month, with organizations adding 34,000 jobs in December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment report.

Here's your chance to tell us what you or your organization expects to tackle in 2015, from upgrading revenue cycle software to capital investment to managing through the implications of healthcare reform.

Here's a look at some more recent headlines in the world of healthcare finance.

Managed care organization Health Net Inc. said this week that it has formed an accountable care organization with John Muir Health, bringing together a network of medical centers and physicians to cover three counties in California.

For-profit hospitals have had a good run recently, and according to credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings that growth is slated to continue … for now.

Healthcare services giant Kindred Healthcare has wrapped up its $195 million purchase of Centerre Healthcare Corp., a manager of 11 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals.

While median wages for personal care aides were mostly flat in 2013, the hourly pay these healthcare workers earn varies widely when comparing state to state.

Revenue cycle management firm Accretive Health restated its 2013 results last week, showing that the company swung to a $130 million profit for the year, compared to a loss of nearly $120 million in 2012.