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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Dignity's Lloyd Dean resigns from Navigant's board Friday, November 18, 2016 5:06 PM Lloyd Dean, CEO of Dignity Health, is resigning from the board of directors at Navigant Consulting. Dean is looking to spend more time on Dignity's pending merger with Catholic Health Initiatives. Dr. Denton Cooley, who performed first heart transplant in the U.S., dies at 96 Friday, November 18, 2016 4:10 PM Dr. Denton Cooley, the world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon and founder of the Texas Heart Institute, died Friday at age 96. GOP lawmakers move to bar Obama administration from settling risk-corridor lawsuits Friday, November 18, 2016 4:09 PM A group of Republican senators introduced a bill Friday to bar the government from paying any award or settlement to the growing number of health insurers suing for funds owed to them under one of the Affordable Care Act's risk programs. Memorial Hermann hospital and a Kindred nursing home win 2016 Baldrige awards Friday, November 18, 2016 12:23 PM Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Center-Mountain Valley are among the four winners of the annual Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for excellence among... Curae sees opportunity in rural hospitals that for-profit chains are selling Friday, November 18, 2016 12:03 PM The big for-profit chains nowadays are selling rural hospitals because, even if they are profitable, they can't generate the margins that shareholders demand. Pfizer sues Texas agency over leaked drug prices Friday, November 18, 2016 12:01 PM Pfizer has to give the Texas Health and Human Services Commission drug price information as part of the state's Medicaid program. But that information isn't supposed to be handed over to legislators. AMA releases guidance on safe, effective use of digital health devices Friday, November 18, 2016 11:43 AM The new AMA policy comes as digital health devices are increasingly being used by patients to promote wellness. Yet, the devices are unregulated, rarely covered by insurance, and can be compromised. CMS survey of patients under MIPS not likely to shed light Friday, November 18, 2016 11:28 AM The CMS next year will ask Medicare beneficiaries how their providers are doing under new payment models aimed at improving the quality of care while lowering cost. But critics say it's not likely to help consumers.

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