Physician Benefits Design and Strategy
Change Brings Risk, Opportunity and a Focus on Physician Engagement
Declining reimbursement rates. Increasing cost pressures. New mandates for accountability and demonstrated quality. Today's rapidly changing health care environment is creating an urgent need — and a singular opportunity — to rethink your organization's approach to physician pay and benefits. And by taking action now, not only can you get out in front of your competitors, but you also ensure a foundation for flexibility as needs change, adaptability to future market dynamics and a solid value proposition to attract and retain the physician talent you need.

Rely on Objective, Data-Driven Health Care Expertise

Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. has a 20-year track record of independent advice and counsel on physician compensation and benefits. Our proprietary databases, and a perspective honed by extensive industry experience, can help you develop customized and innovative physician benefit strategies to support the delivery of cost-effective, quality care, financial sustainability and organizational growth.

In an environment where physician benefits face more scrutiny than ever, this expertise is particularly important.

Leveraging Your Programs

Today, physician benefits are a source of both potential competitive advantage and regulatory, financial and reputational risk. SullivanCotter's senior business advisors can help you assure your plans remain in compliance. But that's only part of the advantage we offer. By understanding your growth goals, business challenges and fiscal pressures, we can help you:

  • Identify opportunities for plan efficiency, cost savings, and, just as important, insulation from risk
  • Design programs that reinforce and provide incentives for specific performance, quality and organizational growth goals
  • Develop benefit strategies to integrate new physician practices into your organization, overcoming obstacles that could otherwise undermine the agreement
  • Support plan implementation through change management and targeted physician communications

Never was there a better time to turn business challenges into an opportunity for competitive breakthroughs. Let SullivanCotter show you what independence and insight can do — for your organization.

Detailed Compensation Resources for Medical Group Executives
Participate in the 4th Annual Medical Group Executive Compensation Survey

Information collected in our 2011 survey includes data for 24 medical group executives positions. The data is reported by medical group size based on revenue and number of physicians and includes base salaries, total cash compensation, short-
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