How health systems also are looking at ways to hold onto their existing doctors.

SullivanCotter Survey Finds That Nearly Three-Quarters of Hospitals and Health Care Systems Report Increased Physician Staffing Levels.

2011 Survey of Manager and Executive Compensation in Hospitals and Health Systems released by SullivanCotter

SullivanCotter (SullivanCotter), a health care compensation and human resource management consulting firm, has announced an office relocation in the Detroit market. The new location is at 4000 Town Center, Suite 1750, Southfield, MI 48075-1411.

SullivanCotter, announced today that it has acquired the Physician Compensation Practice of RSM McGladrey, Inc., a leading provider of tax and consulting services. The acquisition strengthens SullivanCotter's physician compensation and survey practice and further positions the firm as an industry leader.

A guest blog post by Warren Kerper, Managing Principal in the Boston office of SullivanCotter, appearing on Verrill Dana, LLP's Benefits Law Update.

SullivanCotter has opened its newest business location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

A report by SullivanCotter, a consulting firm with expertise in healthcare executive compensation, reveals how the healthcare reform law may affect executives' benefits agreements.

The SEC recently issued proposed rules on consultant and compensation committee independence, as required under the Dodd-Frank legislation. Currently the SEC is seeking comments and the rules will be finalized thereafter. The fact sheet below below provides a summary of the findings and below that is a link to the full rules.

Physician Compensation Practice Group Leader Kim Mobley along with Claire Turcotte, a Partner with Bricker & Eckler LLP will present on "Governance Best Practices for Physician Compensation and Contracting" at the AHLA Annual Meeting and In-House Counsel Program.

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Impact On Long-Term Employment: Comparing State, Regional and Industry Trends

SullivanCotter, is pleased to announce participation in the 2011 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey is now open.

Most clinicians who provide call coverage for a hospital, whether employed by that hospital or not, have seen increases in pay for providing this service, according to the 2010 Physician On-Call Pay Survey Report, based on the sixth annual survey from compensation consultancy SullivanCotter.

Written by Gordon Barnhart, a Senior Partner, Physician Leadership with the O'Brien Group.

Published in Healthcare Financial Management: Healthcare financial executives need to understand valuation methodology to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.

Published in Health Lawyers Weekly: Let’s get this straight at the top: Dodd-Frank does not specifically apply to nonprofit healthcare.