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Article Leadership Competency Models for the Next Era of Health System Leadership

By Jackie Basset, Principal, and Alexandra Bullock, Senior Consultant – Lotis Blue Consulting, SullivanCotter’s sister organization The complexity of change in health care today, marked by workforce…

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Unlock greater revenue potential and increase physician participation in value-based initiatives! Originally published by the American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals Written by SullivanCotter: Rob Moss…

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The industry is navigating a period of sustained disruption. How can health care leaders pave the way for lasting progress? SullivanCotter’s Ted Chien outlines how health systems must restructure for greater alignment across three foundational pillars.

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Explore the key to maintaining patient access without compromising on your organization’s critical academic and research commitments! Academic medical centers operate in an increasingly complex…

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Organizational design has emerged as a critical lever of transformation in today’s dynamic health care environment. Are your administrative functions structured to enable performance, efficiency, and sustainability?…

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As true partners, SullivanCotter offers end-to-end support — from interpreting data and insights to implementing actionable workforce strategies. Our comprehensive approach combines expert guidance, analytic tools, and practical recommendations, so clients can confidently execute solutions that improve performance and advance their mission.

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With decades of experience in health care workforce strategy, SullivanCotter uncovers insights that help leaders understand emerging trends and align workforce performance with strategic goals. Our consulting teams turn complex market dynamics into clear direction to help drive measurable results.

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For nearly 35 years, SullivanCotter has delivered one of the industry’s most comprehensive and trusted suites of health care workforce and compensation surveys in the U.S. Our workforce intelligence provides essential benchmarking and trends data to help organizations stay competitive and responsive in a rapidly changing market.

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Purpose-built tools and platforms that enable organizations to manage workforce data, compensation programs, and performance insights with accuracy, efficiency, and confidence.

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Hospitals & Health Systems

For nearly 35 years, SullivanCotter has worked with hospitals and health systems nationwide to navigate constant change. Our industry never stops evolving—and organizations require data-driven insight and intelligent strategies as they move forward. We provide a combination of proprietary benchmarking data and independent, third-party advice to leading health care organizations.

Academic Medical Centers

Financial sustainability is top of mind as academic medical centers navigate recent funding cuts. Against this backdrop, SullivanCotter works with AMCs to build elite teams that provide care at the intersection of clinical research, performance innovation, and professional training.

Pediatric Health Care

Through our work with many of the country’s leading children’s hospitals, SullivanCotter delivers pediatric-specific knowledge and customized, data-driven insights to offer an unprecedented view into workforce compensation and performance improvement strategies at these organizations.

Medical Groups

Driven by our unique combination of independent research, proprietary survey data, and industry-leading insights, SullivanCotter provides medical groups with the guidance they need to develop comprehensive compensation and benefits strategies for employees throughout the organization.

Health Plans

SullivanCotter leverages deep industry insight and a wealth of proprietary data to help health plans across the country confidently manage their executive and employee compensation strategies. We work with boards and executives alike to analyze best practices, develop comprehensive governance processes, and align workforce performance with key organizational objectives.

For-Profit Health Care

We know what makes for-profit health care stand apart. Guided by industry intelligence and proprietary survey data, our unique insight into equity-based pay practices and their role in incentive plan design enables us to develop competitive compensation programs designed to meet rigorous performance expectations.

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Includes six survey reports: Advanced Practice Provider Compensation and Productivity, Health Care Management and Executive Compensation, Health Care Staff Compensation, Medical Group Executive Compensation, Physician Compensation and Productivity, and Physician Executive Compensation.

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How does your health care workforce compare to its peers? At SullivanCotter, we deliver sophisticated analytics and actionable insights to help you evaluate your organization’s size, structure, cost, and performance — so you can make confident, data-driven decisions.

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Your system’s organizational design, operating models, and workforce structures are deeply interconnected. How can you ensure they’re all working in alignment to support strategy, performance, and care delivery? We partner with health care leaders to build dynamic and scalable solutions that adapt to evolving market demands.

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Your people are your purpose. Design total compensation and rewards programs that attract, retain, and motivate the right talent. Using deep industry insight, proprietary benchmarking data, and tailored consulting, we partner with organizations to build competitive pay structures that balance workforce needs with overall financial imperatives.

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SullivanCotter helps health care leaders improve workforce effectiveness and organizational performance by aligning strategy, structure, and talent. Through data-driven benchmarking and expert guidance, we enable organizations to optimize team effectiveness, support leadership development and succession planning, and accelerate change.

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By combining our trusted physician and APP compensation data with proven consulting insights, Benchmarks360™ delivers a smarter approach to workforce decision-making.

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