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Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending May 16, 2014.

According to a study published this week in Health Affairs, the Great Recession did not have a permanent negative financial impact on vulnerable hospitals, such as safety net facilities, or those considered financially weak prior to the recession. However, this doesn't mean these same hospitals will fare so well in coming years.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending May 9, 2014.

Increased admissions drove revenue gains for Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Community Health Systems in the first quarter of 2014 compared to 2013. Both for-profit hospital firms appear confident midway through Q2.

Although they're not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Texas, Florida and other states are expanding managed care, bringing insurers opportunities as well as challenges, including competition from provider-based health plans.

The opportunity for cost reduction through smart resource and waste management is high. To maximize this opportunity, hospitals and health systems should look for medical waste processing companies that emphasize green initiatives.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending May 2, 2014.

April brought "widespread" growth of jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning, and a return to normal for job growth in the healthcare sector.

With so many pressures to contend with, physician practices are scrutinizing their performance perhaps more than ever.

Last week's ruling in the case of ProMedica Health System vs. the Federal Trade Commission offers key lessons for CFOs about how hospitals and health systems should proceed with mergers or acquisitions.