Providing Comprehensive Data-Driven Insights on APP Leadership Practices and Workforce Programs

As health care organizations seek to transform care delivery by improving access, quality, services and affordability, supporting the advanced practice provider (APP) workforce and optimizing leadership practices are essential. This survey focuses on leadership roles and responsibilities, highlights strategies for integrating and engaging APPs across all specialties and evaluates workplace infrastructure for better APP workforce management.


Survey Highlights

  • Committee and organizational engagement and participation
  • Four distinct APP leadership levels
  • Insight into varying levels of education, titling and reporting structures for APP leaders
  • Information about APP leader roles, scope of responsibility and time allocation
  • More than 80 participating organizations
  • Data on APP centers to support APP practice
  • Assess current organizational APP practices in key areas

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Gaining access to the right data is paramount. SullivanCotter’s proprietary survey data provide the intelligence and insights you’ll need to confidently navigate the compensation journey and make highly informed decisions.

Report Delivery

The pay practices report is delivered via SullivanCotter’s web-based Benchmarks360™ product suite – providing users with self-serve analytics dashboards for their unique reporting needs.

2026 Advanced Practice Provider Leadership and Organizational Survey


2026 Survey Participation Is Closed

Contribute to Gain Participation Privileges

Your participation ensures that your data are part of this valuable resource, providing you with robust, comprehensive information used by not-for-profit organizations across all market segments. In addition, participants receive exclusive, discounted pricing on valuable data and reports and early access to survey results.

Participation in our surveys is made easy through our online data collection tool

Non-health care organizations are welcome to participate in the survey on their client’s behalf; however, they are not eligible to purchase the report at the participant rate. Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing.

Reduced Pricing for Participants:

  • 2026 Survey Participants: $1,350
  • 2026 Early Submission Discount: $300
  • Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $5,400
  • Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing

Key Dates:

Participation opens: May 5, 2026
Deadline for early submission discount: May 29, 2026
Deadline for participation: June 26, 2026
Benchmarks publication: September 2026
Current status: Closed for participation


Questions?

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.

Order the 2024 Advanced Practice Provider Leadership and Organizational Survey

2024 Survey Costs:

  • 2024 Survey Participants: $1,150
  • 2024 Early Submission Discount: $200
  • Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $4,600
  • Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing

Key Dates:

Survey data effective: January 1, 2024.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.

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