What health systems get wrong before modernizing provider compensation


Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT 

For many health systems, the push to modernize provider compensation arrives before the organization is actually ready for it. Governance is informal. Stakeholders are misaligned. Compensation practices vary across the enterprise.

And the result — delayed timelines, incomplete adoption and outcomes that fall short — is predictable in hindsight.

The gap isn't the plan. It's the preparation.

On June 30, leaders from CHRISTUS Health, Texas Health Resources, and Hallmark will share what getting ready actually requires: the standardization work, the governance conversations, the stakeholder alignment and the administrative structures that separate modernizations that succeed from those that stall.

What you'll learn:
 
  • Why many organizations aren't ready for physician enterprise modernization — and what to address first
  • How to structure compensation governance and standardization before evaluating or implementing new technology
  • Which stakeholders should be involved early: HR, payroll, finance, operations, IT and physician leadership
  • Practical strategies for phased modernization that accounts for where the organization is headed

Feel free to register even if you can't attend live, we'll make sure to send you the recording afterwards. Hope to see you there!

Presenters:

David Kruse - Somer Sinnard

David Kruse

Vice President, Physician Enterprise, Hallmark

Tracie Martin Headshot

Tracie Martin

Vice President, Physician Compensation, CHRISTUS Health

Laura Brattin - Somer Sinnard

Laura Brattin

Senior Director, Finance and Provider Compensation, Texas Health Physicians Group