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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Press Release | Physician Total Cash Compensation Seeing Highest Increase This Decade

Data from SullivanCotter's 2025 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey showing how physician supply and demand imbalances are putting upward pressure on pay.


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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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FORBES | How Health Care Leaders Can Respond to the OBBBA

We know the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly alter the U.S. health care environment – but how can health care leaders prepare? Learn more from SullivanCotter's President and CEO, Ted Chien.


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Press Release | Executive Pay is Growing as Demand for Leadership Talent Increases

Data from SullivanCotter's 2025 Health Care Management and Executive Compensation Survey reports increases in base salary and incentives to reflect complexity, performance, and competitive market dynamics.


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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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Press Release | Median Base Pay for Health Care Staff Rose 4.3% in 2025

Data from SullivanCotter's 2025 Health Care Staff Compensation Survey reflects ongoing labor market pressures and the need to remain competitive in recruiting and retaining talent.


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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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How Health Systems Can Respond to the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is expected to have a dramatic impact on many health systems across the country. While much of the focus has been on the impact of Medicaid eligibility reductions and other revenue implications, a change to the tax code may increase compensation costs for many health systems.


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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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Excise Tax Expansion Ahead: Is Your Health System Ready for 2026?

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is expected to have a dramatic impact on many health systems across the country. While much of the focus has been on the impact of Medicaid eligibility reductions and other revenue implications, a change to the tax code may increase compensation costs for many health systems.


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Press Release | SullivanCotter Releases Results for 2025 Health Care Compensation Surveys

With participation from more than 90% of the nation’s largest 200 health care organizations, these surveys represent one of the most comprehensive sources of health care compensation and workforce benchmarks available.


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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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Forbes | What is the key to health care succession planning?

The health care industry is experiencing a critical gap in expertise as operations grow more complex and executives retire or step away. As a result, succession planning is a pressing challenge that many leading health systems in the U.S. are struggling to address. Learn more from SullivanCotter's President and CEO, Ted Chien.


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VIDEO | How have APP productivity measures evolved?

Reward high performers, manage team performance, and set appropriate work expectations with reliable APP productivity data. Watch the latest video in our series to learn more from our experts.


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Press Release | SullivanCotter Opens Participation for 2025 Health Care Compensation Surveys

For more than 30 years, SullivanCotter has provided critical benchmarks and comprehensive total compensation information, analyses, and research to the nation’s top hospitals and health systems.


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Press Release | Median Base Pay for Registered Nurses on Track for 3%-4% Annual Increase to Close Out 2024

Struggling to recruit and retain registered nurses? Dive deeper in to the latest compensation and pay practices benchmarks from SullivanCotter to learn more about annual increases, base pay by region, pay structures and more.


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VIDEO | What is the future landscape of CRNA compensation?

SullivanCotter's Sarah Kasner recently sat down to discuss the future of CRNA compensation and how organizations can compete more effectively for talent as demand continues to place upward pressure on pay.


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VIDEO | Considerations for Creating an APP Leadership Structure

What is the best way to align your APP workforce with system-wide goals? SullivanCotter's Hadley Powless explains have a well-defined APP leadership structure can help to ensure that all APPs are integrated into existing initiatives that focus on quality of care, patient outcomes, and operational efficiency.


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Forbes | Fixing Health Equity and Access: Is Collaboration the Answer?

The industry is experiencing large gaps in care and patient access amidst ongoing labor shortages – all of which are hindering health equity programs. Learn more about how not-for-profit health systems can band together to enact real change from SullivanCotter's President and CEO, Ted Chien.


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