Balancing Act: The Compensation Committee’s Role in the Peer Group Selection Process

A guide for balanced executive compensation programs through executive compensation peer group best practices.


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Agenda for Executive Compensation Committee: Minimizing Regulatory and Reputational Risk by Managing Director Timothy Cotter Published

A guide for executive compensation committees in surmounting the challenges faced to retain executive leadership in the current health care environment.


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“Ten Most Important Matters Your CEO Should Know About His or Her Employment Contract”

Even the most unlikely provisions of the contract can have serious tax implications.


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Modern Healthcare Features SullivanCotter’s Comments in “Best Places: Financially Fit, Employee-Oriented, Reform-Ready”

Each year, Modern Healthcare publishes a list of the "Best Places to Work in Healthcare." For this year's article, SullivanCotter Managing Director Chris Terranova Asselta was interviewed for her reaction to what organizations must do to create great work environments.


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Reviewing Executive Benefits

Meeting budget expectations is a very important goal for any not-for-profit organization. However, to run a successful organization – both from a mission and financial standpoint – keeping a strong leadership team is an important goal as well. Therefore, while executives experience the impact of broadbased benefits cost-reduction initiatives, maintaining an attractive, competitive compensation program for executives is key.


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Structure of Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) Benefits

Hospitals and health systems face many of the same issues as employers in other industries when qualified retirement benefits are considered.


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7 Trends for NonProfit Hospital Executives Salaries

As of late, there has been heightened scrutiny around the salaries and compensation packages of non-profit hospital executives


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How Hospital Executives Can Use Performance, Negotiations to Increase Earning Power

Hospital executive compensation is largely based on comparisons with similar positions in similar organizations.


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Becker’s Hospital Review examines SullivanCotter’s latest Compensation Insight in the article “Report Outlines Healthcare Reform’s Effect on Executive Compensation”

A report by SullivanCotter, a consulting firm with expertise in healthcare executive compensation, reveals how the healthcare reform law may affect executives' benefits agreements.


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