Press Release | SullivanCotter and Lotis Blue Release 2026 Health Care Workforce Retention Study

For nearly 35 years, SullivanCotter has delivered critical compensation benchmarks to the nation’s top hospitals and health systems. Learn more about this year's survey suite!


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The Science of Staying: The Next Chapter in Clinician Retention

Our new report entitled draws on feedback from more than 1,000 clinicians across 300+ health care organizations to provide the psychological drivers behind turnover and retention.


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Chief Healthcare Executive | Leadership Competency Models

Without a clear framework for what effective leadership looks like within a health system, organizations risk inconsistent talent development, subjective promotion decisions, and misaligned expectations.


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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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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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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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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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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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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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INFOGRAPHIC | Physician Compensation Trends

Explore highlights from our longstanding Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey - including insight into compensation increases, market pressures for hospital-based specialties, recruitment incentive trends, and more!


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Modern Healthcare | Physician Compensation Trends: Sign-On Bonuses and Top Technology

Looking for the latest physician compensation trends? With data and insights from SullivanCotter, Modern Healthcare explores how health systems are attracting and retaining talent.


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Modern Healthcare | Health care compensation is up this year

Featuring data from SullivanCotter's 2025 Health Care Staff Compensation Survey, Modern Healthcare highlights how health care organizations are adopting new strategies to compensate employees and save on costs.


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Board Compensation in Health Systems: Balancing Mission, Talent, and Governance Demands

Should not-for-profit health care organizations compensate board members? As governance challenges grow more complex, many nonprofit boards are exploring director pay programs to help attract and retain the right talent.


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Modern Healthcare | How systems are attracting exec talent in a competitive market

Finding and keeping the right executive talent is critical – but it's not easy! Featuring data from SullivanCotter and insights from our experts, Modern Healthcare explores how health systems are staying competitive.


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Physician Faculty Recruitment: NIH Funding Cuts Intensify Recruitment Challenges

Academic medical centers are under intense pressure as funding cuts for National Institutes of Health being to take effect. How are organizations preserving the academic mission of advancing science, training future clinicians, and care for the nation's most complex patients?


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FORBES | Aligning Clinical Contracts with Value-Based Care

Your clinical workforce is critical to achieving the goals of value-based care. For many health systems, however, this strategy falls apart at the contract, compensation, and incentive level. Learn more from SullivanCotter's Ted Chien on how to adapt!


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On-Demand Webinar | Beyond the Org Chart

Get the latest insights from our experts on transforming your health system design through data-driven organization design!


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On-Demand Webinar | Improving Your Job Leveling Framework

Join us for an impactful session featuring strategies to strengthen, refine, and improve your clinical workforce retention strategy!


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