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​AVANT is a management consultancy founded by a cadre of attorneys, technologists, executives and clinicians with demonstrated excellence in the healthcare industry. We are active in all sectors of healthcare with special expertise in the behavioral health and integrated care domains. ​

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AVANT is a Catalyst for Organic and Inorganic Growth

Expansion of service lines and geographies served requires an effective and systematic approach toward Acquisitions and Divestitures. The AVANT team brings hard-earned experience as an active participant in hundreds of transactions, with a track record of success on both the buyer and seller’s side of the table. Inorganic growth strategies are a vital component of developing and maintaining market dominance, facilitating revenue stability, and retaining senior leadership. Whether your organization is seeking to expand through acquisition or is being approached as an acquisition target, our team knows what it takes to maximize value and minimize operational disruptions. 
 
Organic growth requires boards, executive leadership and key managers to understand the myriad of options available in the marketplace when seeking Strategic Capitalization. AVANT’s team includes nationally respected transactional attorneys and Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisors, who bring experience and clout to discussions with commercial and investment bankers, private capital funds and family offices. 

Technology Strategy and Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Regardless of the source of capital and drivers of growth, Infrastructure and Systems are two of the key components in maintaining a competitive advantage and maximizing enterprise value. Traditional management consultants approach these topics with dusty playbooks and fresh MBA graduates, with projects regularly costing millions of dollars and requiring ongoing investment to assure their continued operation. Similarly, vendors with technology solutions that promise efficiency and enhanced interoperability tend to focus on technical adequacy over the delivery of technology-enabled business outcomes. AVANT’s vendor management program aligns your company’s service providers with your operational and strategic needs.

The AVANT Consulting Approach

AVANT’s approach focuses on people, process and technology (intentionally and in that order). AVANT engages existing staff and clients to implement operational improvements. Our clients and partners provide end-to-end technology for a myriad of use-cases including care coordination, electronic consent, transmission of all components of medical records (including immunizations, imaging, and laboratory) as well as other critical information for tens-of-millions of patients nationally. The breadth of our team’s experience combined with the first-in-line access available to AVANT’s Advisory Team delivers measurable return on investment with every engagement. AVANT’s approach assists clients by performing meaningful opportunity and organizational assessments which include competitor analysis, market share evaluation, opportunity analysis and business development. 

Behavioral and Physical Health Integration

One in four adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. According to the landmark Robinson and Reiter study, 70% of primary care visits stem from psycho-social issues. This is due in part to the fact that individuals with serious physical health problems often have comorbid mental health problems. Many of these go undiagnosed and untreated for unnecessary periods of time due solely to the sigma created in our society and inefficient systems of care.
 
AVANT’s approach has a proven record of success implementing physical-behavioral integration practices. Our clients execute strategies that drive superior health outcomes through leveraging analytics to measure performance, identify high cost patients, and predict those who may become the high cost patients. 
 
Implementation is the key component to all successful integration strategies. The Behavioral Health Provider led Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) is an innovative legal construct. When implemented, a CIN allows providers to collaborate for the purpose of increasing quality and improving outcomes while decreasing utilization and the overall cost for consumers. AVANT’s approach enhances the ability of CINs to maintain independence and a culture focused on wholistic wellbeing while leveraging relationships to gain market strength, particularly when negotiating with payors. CINs are formed as freestanding corporations or virtual organizations through a series of agreements.