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Physicians from larger practices get paid more on call than those from smaller practices, according to a new survey by the Medical Group Management Association.

Large employers are rethinking their retiree healthcare strategy as a result of federal healthcare reform, according to Aon Hewitt, a global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation.

Health insurance provider Highmark plans to launch a two-year, patient-centered medical home pilot project.

As the economy perks up, it appears that rates of physician turnover rise with it. For the first time since 2008, physician turnover has increased, reminding medical groups of the delicate balance between physician supply and demand.

The Engineering Services Network, an Arlington, Va.-based developer of engineering and technology solutions, has won a $4.2 million VistA Financial Annual Enhancements contract to improve the way in which the U.S. department of Veterans Affairs tracks costs and manages claims and billing for its health system.

Union officials say more than 70 percent of the registered nurses of Boston's Tufts Medical Center voted Thursday night to authorize a 24-hour strike over patient care conditions.

After two decades of critical nurse and physician shortages, an economic climate of high unemployment would seem to be the antidote for the healthcare sector.

A two-year-old patient-centered medical home pilot spearheaded by physician-directed health plan CDPHP has resulted in major declines in the growth of the cost of care and improved outcomes at the three participating primary care practices.

Anthem Blue Cross has announced a deal with ApolloMed to provide hospitalist services at 24 acute care hospitals in the Los Angeles area for members enrolled in its Medi-Cal state sponsored business lines.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have little net effect on overall employment but should provide a modest boost in healthcare sector employment, according to the Urban Institute.