Healthcare Transformation Consulting
Healthcare organizations facing a major program — a system implementation, a merger integration, or a technology-driven operational overhaul — need something the large advisory firms rarely deliver: a senior practitioner who is accountable for the outcome, not just the analysis.
Approach Consulting provides healthcare transformation consulting to mid-market and enterprise health systems, PE-backed healthcare companies, and regional health plans navigating complex change. The work is hands-on, outcome-aligned, and led by the same practitioner from kickoff to close.
What Healthcare Transformation Actually Requires
Most transformation programs do not fail because the strategy was wrong. They fail because execution broke down. Scope expanded without governance. Stakeholders resisted without a structured change management approach. Technology went live before the organization was ready to use it.
Approach Consulting brings direct experience from $100M to $500M+ transformation programs in healthcare settings. That includes standing up Transformation Offices from scratch, leading clinical and operational technology implementations, managing organizational change at scale, and driving merger integration where the timeline was fixed and the consequences were real.
Who This Is For
- Health systems and regional hospitals modernizing clinical or operational technology
- PE-backed healthcare companies preparing for integration, platform build, or exit readiness
- Health plans managing member growth, regulatory change, or technology transitions
- Organizations that have started a transformation and need experienced leadership to stabilize and complete it
How Engagements Work
Engagements are scoped around what you need to achieve, not around team size or hours. That means a defined deliverable, a clear accountability structure, and pricing aligned to outcomes. Typical structures include interim executive placement (Interim CIO or VP of Transformation), program leadership for a defined initiative, and advisory support for boards and leadership teams evaluating transformation strategy.
About Approach Consulting
Christopher Gunn is a Transformation and Integration Leader with direct experience leading high-stakes programs in healthcare and regulated industries, including a $69 billion Fortune 50 merger integration alongside MBB and Big Four firms. Approach Consulting is built for organizations that need accountability, not coverage.
To discuss a healthcare transformation engagement, contact Christopher Gunn at chris@approach-consulting.com.