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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Modest gains coming from patients who shop around 12:01:00 AM Don't expect the market power of price-conscious patients to slow U.S. healthcare spending. Health policy change ranks low for voters as Clinton, Trump surge ahead on Super Tuesday Tuesday, March 01, 2016 10:18 PM Voters who said healthcare was the most important issue for them went for Hillary Clinton, except in the two states where her rival, Bernie Sanders, came out on top. The hospital of the future is here...but it needs more gadgets & bandwidth Tuesday, March 01, 2016 5:11 PM The hospital of the future might not be a hospital at all, having little resemblance to today's sprawling brick and mortar facilities. Yet the latest and greatest technologies will require additional bandwidth that many hospitals haven't previously... Joel Allison to step down as CEO of Baylor Scott & White Tuesday, March 01, 2016 4:45 PM Joel Allison, the longtime CEO of Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, will step down from the sprawling, not-for-profit hospital system early next year. He will assist in finding his successor. Blog: VA's new supply contracts opt for more efficient orders Tuesday, March 01, 2016 2:45 PM The VA has awarded $4.6 billion in supply chain contracts for distribution of medical-surgical supplies to four major vendors, with a new caveat that many other health systems are demanding: Supplies must be able to be distributed in the lowest unit... Endoscope maker Olympus will pay record $623 million to settle kickback allegations Tuesday, March 01, 2016 1:00 PM The nation's largest endoscope distributor will pay $623.2 million to resolve civil and criminal allegations that it paid kickbacks to hospitals and doctors in exchange for purchasing its devices, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Legislators debate public vs. private options for long-term care Tuesday, March 01, 2016 12:42 PM New Jersey Democrat Rep. Frank Pallone has said he wants to create a new part of Medicare to address long-term-care costs, while others say a private option or mix of the two would be best. Blog: Former Caesar's Casino CEO places bets on patient loyalty Tuesday, March 01, 2016 11:36 AM Hospital CIOs meeting in Las Vegas got comps from a former gambling casino executive. But they weren't chips, free rooms or limousine rides. It was something potentially more valuable. They were told how to use data analytics to attract loyal... Supreme Court sides with insurer, against Vermont in data-sharing case Tuesday, March 01, 2016 11:15 AM In a win for insurers and a loss for states trying to collect data for healthcare reform efforts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that a federal law protects a self-funded insurer from having to share certain information with the state of Vermont.

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