SullivanCotter helps to analyze how the inconsistent application of peer groups between CMS’s new star ratings and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program are creating sizable discrepancies in reported performance.

Featured in the November 2018 issue of HFM magazine, Kyle Tormoehlen and Dina Unrath discuss how health systems must develop thoughtful strategies for evaluating physician practice acquisition opportunities due to the dwindling availability of acquisition prospects.

Featuring data from 45 health care organizations, this survey provides insight into the issues specific to hospital-based specialties, clinical work effort and the related compensation structures.

View highlights from SullivanCotter's 2018 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey, featuring data from nearly 750 organizations covers more than 167,000 individual physicians and advanced practice providers.

View highlights from SullivanCotter's 2018 Physician Executive Compensation Survey and 2018 Medical Group Executive Compensation Survey

SullivanCotter experts Dr. Mark Rumans, Chief Medical Officer, and Courtney Dutton, Principal, recently answered questions on physician compensation design and implementation - helping to uncover emerging trends and address some of the challenges health care organizations are facing today.

View highlights from the 2017 Hospital-Based
Physician Compensation and Work Effort Survey

SullivanCotter announces the expansion of the firm's physician workforce services with the hiring of industry leaders Ron Vance, Patty Bohney and an additional team of five talented consultants. All associates were previously with Navigant's Healthcare Practice, and bring specialized expertise in physician compensation and workforce performance.

View highlights from SullivanCotter's 2017 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey Report

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly employing physicians in an effort to enhance physician alignment, improve quality, grow market share and increase revenue. This labor market trend has focused attention on physician benefits, which may differ from benefits offered to other employees.

SullivanCotter announces the launch of its Provider Performance Management Technology - an industry-first, cloud-based solution that enables provider engagement through transparent performance-based compensation administration and analytical capabilities.

As the health care industry adapts to new payment and care delivery models, value-based compensation is becoming increasingly more complex. With data reported from nearly 50 participating organizations, the following highlights from SullivanCotter’s 2015 Provider Performance Incentive Survey offer unique insight into emerging performance trends, quality measures and incentive design practices.

With nearly 170 participating organizations providing information on more than 1,300 individual call panels, the Physician On-Call Pay Survey provides hospitals and health systems with the data they need to address complex call pay issues related to contract negotiations, fair market value, strategic call pay design and more.

This article, published in AHA’s Trustee magazine, offers guidance to trustees who are overseeing physician compensation arrangements so they can confront governance challenges, improve alignment and mitigate financial and reputational risk to their organizations.

SullivanCotter co-authors article with Mayo Clinic Health System for hfm Magazine.