Here are five hospital and health system CFOs who were in the news this past week.
1. David Bittner, CPA, was in the news this week as he was promoted to CFO of Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Care.
2. James Papadakos, CFO of nonprofit Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Mass., was in the news this week discussing how the system's financial turnaround will allow it to borrow money to expand services.
3. Tiburon, Calif.-based NES Health CFO Jennifer Moore, CPA, was in the news this week as she was promoted to serve a dual role as chief administrative officer and CFO.
4. Talana Bell, CFO of Dothan, Ala.-based Flowers Hospital, was in the news this week discussing best practices for running a hospital's finance team and the greatest challenge facing hospital CFOs today.
5. Pinckneyville Community Hospital CFO Kara Jo Carson was in the news this week discussing changes to the hospital's payment system being made to help patients get familiar with payment changes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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