Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates could not shake the publicity associated with Sunday's "60 Minutes" program, as shares of the for-profit hospital operator sank 5.7 percent yesterday.

KentuckyOne Health is the latest system in Kentucky to formulate from healthcare reform, and starting tomorrow, Melvin Alexander will lead the system in all things finance as CFO.

In the federal government's 2012 fiscal year, Medicare Recovery Auditors (RACs) collected $2.29 billion in overpayments from providers — a record that nearly tripled last year's total overpayment collections, according to the latest figures from CMS (pdf).

For a new research brief, the Center for Studying Health System Change tracked five community hospitals across the country and found six strategies that helped those organizations not only survive, but also grow, in the past 15 years.

Interfaith Medical Center in New York City's borough of Brooklyn is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, according to a New York Times report.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) announced last week the state planned to expand the Medicaid program, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will provide healthcare coverage to an additional 300,000 state residents.

For-profit hospital stocks traded well on the market for another week, as six of the seven made overall weekly gains.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America will offer $1 billion in senior notes to help fund a special cash dividend.

Healthcare reform and a somewhat stagnating recession are forcing hospital and health system CFOs to keep their budgets as tidy as possible. However, executives may be reluctant to dip into their labor costs, which represent roughly half of a hospital's…

Steven Smith, a certified public accountant, has served as CFO of Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita since its founding, helping it to become one of the leading physician-owned hospitals in the country.