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Executives at Natividad Medical Center, the smallest safety net hospital in California, told attendees at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's recent ANI conference that the once-struggling facility has enjoyed an amazing financial recovery.

Healthcare Finance News editor Richard Pizzi spoke recently with Mayo’s CFO Jeffrey Bolton and Jim Francis, the organization’s chair of supply chain management, about navigating the world renowned institution through recession and healthcare reform.

CSI Financial Services, a provider of low-interest bank loans to patients, has secured agreements to provide loans to self-pay patients at three Midwest hospital systems.

A Chicago community hospital threatened with closure two years ago has made a financial comeback, even after separating from a major nonprofit health system.

In one of this issue’s cover stories, I discuss a variety of different approaches to boost the number of nursing school graduates in the United States.

Lori Donaldson, CFO, UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, Calif.

Charlie Myers, Director, Patient Financial Services
Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Md.

Given the current economic climate and continued scrutiny on the state of the healthcare industry, hospitals and physician practices must learn to adapt their business practices or continue to fall behind the curve in information technology and analytics.