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Here's a look at some recent headlines in the world of healthcare finance.

Here's a quick look at some recent headlines in the world of healthcare finance.

Where once healthcare CFOs were essentially entrusted with overseeing the nuts and bolts of finance and accounting, today their roles have been dramatically transformed.

In the third quarter of 2014, big deals continued to dominate the healthcare M&A headlines, with transformative divestitures and restructurings reshaping the landscape.

Third quarter financial results indicate that Kaiser Permanente, the giant California-based nonprofit health system, continues to gain strength.

The Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Maine, opened a new chapter in its almost 100-year history last month, when it became part of MaineHealth, the state's largest health system. Revenue declines forced the hospital to seek a strategic partner, the organization's CFO acknowledged.

For-profit hospital operator LifePoint Hospitals saw its third quarter revenues increase 29 percent from the same period in 2013. The company also raised its net revenue guidance for 2014 from $4.45 billion to $4.5 billion.

A number of hospitals are getting into the surgery center business as inpatient surgery cases continue to decline. For hospital CFOs contemplating a surgery center acquisition, there are a number of considerations to take into account.

Two health systems set to merge want to "reimagine" healthcare and bring it to the masses, and in a fairly crowded metropolitan area they need economies of scale.

HCA's bet on walk-in clinics in a bustling metropolitan area is the latest evidence of the urgent need to improve and diversify the customer experience.