Jeff Lagasse

Computer Programs and Systems, which provides healthcare information solutions to rural and community hospitals, will buy technology vendor firm Healthland Holding and its affiliates for $250 million, the company announced.

A sizable number of hospitals have posted job openings for chief financial officers on LinkedIn, indicating the field is wide open for those wishing to take the reigns of a healthcare organization's finances.

Federal officials this week charged Pamela Gardner, 53, and Torvis Gardner, 44, both of Springfield, Tennessee, and Dr. Donald Boatright, 70, of Nashville with with soliciting and receiving kickbacks in exchange for making referrals for the purchase of medical equipment, according to the FBI.

A new report by The Commonwealth Fund has found that a quarter of working-age adults struggle to pay for their healthcare in 2015 in the wake of rising deductibles and out-of-pocket costs.