nursing compensation

Press Release | 2025 Nursing Compensation Data Reveals Targeted Pay Increases

The data is in! The results of our 2025 Registered Nursing Compensation Survey show meaningful growth in RN base pay across roles, specialties, and organizational size.


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nursing team configuration

How Nursing Team Configuration Drives Readmission Rates

SullivanCotter and its strategic partner Lotis Blue recently conducted research showing that higher levels of 'experience density' with the nursing team configured are associated with a reduction in readmissions.


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Advanced Practice Provider Turnover: A Costly Reality

APP turnover is more than an HR challenge – it’s an operational and financial reality. The cost of inaction is far greater than the investment required to improve utilization, onboarding, compensation strategy, and workplace culture. Learn more from our latest analysis!


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physician workforce planning

VIDEO | Which national trends are impacting APP turnover?

As national APP turnover drops to 10% – the lowest we’ve seen since 2022 – many organizations are asking the same question: What’s actually influencing retention in today’s competitive clinical talent landscape?


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VIDEO | Fair Market Value: Physician Leadership Compensation

Physician leadership compensation continues to draw heightened attention from both the DOJ and OIG — making it more important than ever for health care organizations to structure these arrangements with clear regulatory alignment.


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Press Release | The Next Chapter of Health Care Leadership

New research with our strategic partner Lotis Blue Consulting outlines the new competencies that form the foundation for effective health care leadership in today’s complex environment.


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VIDEO | Physician Practice Acquisitions: Competing with Private Equity

Private equity’s presence in the U.S. health care market has grown significantly – and with it, the competition for physician practice acquisitions has increased as well. Watch our latest video to learn more from SullivanCotter's Kyle Tormoehlen.


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The Future Ready Health System CEO

New research with our strategic partner Lotis Blue introduces the Health Care Potential Index (HCPI) – a data-driven framework that highlights new competencies for future-ready health system CEOs.


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Case Study | Academic Medical Center: Clinical Expansion and Accountability

We worked with a large cancer center with approximately $2B in revenue to increase wRVU productivity, establish minimum work effort standards, and expand clinical capacity


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INFOGRAPHIC | Navigating Change: The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the new Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) mark a pivotal shift in reimbursement. Is your organization prepared?


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Case Study | Academic Medical Center: APP Care Model Design

See how we helped a large academic medical center with 700+ APPs improve the practice and utilization of this critical workforce


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INFOGRAPHIC | 2025 CRNA Compensation Insights

Health care leaders are navigating a critical moment in the CRNA labor market. Despite early signs of stabilization, workforce shortages are projected to influence CRNA compensation for years to come. See what the latest data reveals!


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Beyond Buy-In: Building Physician Readiness for Change in Today’s Health Care Environment

Explore why physician readiness for change has become a critical factor in successful transformation efforts and how medical groups can proactively assess and strengthen this readiness in the early stages of change initiatives.


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administrative function centralization

Administrative Function Centralization: A Balanced and Strategic Approach

Is your health system structured to enable performance, efficiency, and sustainability? Learn more about administrative function centralization within Finance, HR, IT, Marketing and more to see how organizational design has emerged as a critical lever for transformation.


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VIDEO | Developing clinical leadership incentives

While physicians are mission-critical to achieving system-wide performance goals, provider performance incentives and enterprise-level metrics are not always in alignment. Tune in for guidance on how to better develop these plans from our expert, Mark Ryberg.


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JAAPA | A Blueprint for NP and PA Leadership

Explore how strong NP and PA leadership drives better teamwork, enhances patient outcomes, and shapes the future of healthcare delivery with insights from our experts Zach Hartsell and Lacey Buckler.


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Press Release | APP Pay Compression is Growing as Organizations Address Patient Access

How are health care organizations balancing APP pay compression, patient access challenges, and retention pressures? New data from our 2025 Advanced Practice Provider Compensation and Productivity Survey sheds light on what hospitals and health systems are doing to address this.


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INFOGRAPHIC | 2025 APP Compensation and Workforce Insights

Explore key insights from our 2025 APP Compensation and Productivity Survey - which features data from nearly 800 organizations on more than 155,000 individual APPs and 6,700 leaders.


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INFOGRAPHIC | 2025 Executive Compensation Insights

Health systems are experiencing the greatest pressure at the top – where retaining critical leadership roles is essential to staying competitive and navigating a complex operating environment. Explore the latest data from our Health Care Management and Executive Compensation Survey!


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PODCAST | Compensation Considerations for Health System Innovation Activities

Tune into this episode of the Governing Health podcast! In this special series, experts from SullivanCotter and McDermott Will & Schulte share their insight on how not-for-profit health systems are diversifying revenue sources, expanding income streams, and pursuing innovation and venture businesses.


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