What You Should Know
- Med Tech Solutions (MTS) has acquired Avarion (formerly Huntzinger Management Group), a two-time Best in KLAS healthcare IT advisory firm.
- The acquisition allows MTS to support the full continuum of care, bridging its existing strength in ambulatory and community-based care with Avarion’s expertise in complex acute care environments.
- The combined entity will pair MTS’s hands-on managed services (EHR management, cloud hosting, cybersecurity) with Avarion’s strategic leadership and consulting services.
- Robert Kitts, Avarion CEO and Founding Partner, will join MTS to lead the firm’s strategic advisory and staffing divisions.
- The move addresses growing industry demand for partners that can handle both data-driven strategy and long-term operational execution under one roof.
Healthcare IT has traditionally been split between two worlds: the advisors who design the strategy and the managed service providers (MSPs) who keep the lights on. Med Tech Solutions (MTS) is moving to collapse that divide by acquiring Avarion, a firm renowned for its high-level advisory work with hospitals and health systems. This merger creates a unified “Medical Intelligence Layer” for IT infrastructure—one that can advise a health system on its digital transformation and then manage that infrastructure indefinitely.
The acquisition comes at a time when healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented workforce strain and regulatory complexity. By integrating Avarion’s deep clinical and executive leadership expertise, MTS is positioning itself as a “lifelong” partner that can help providers navigate these challenges across both ambulatory and acute care settings.
From Strategic Clarity to Operational Scale
Avarion, previously known as Huntzinger Management Group, has built its reputation on delivering “disciplined execution” for large-scale implementations, revenue cycle optimizations, and enterprise analytics. By joining MTS, these high-level advisory services are now backed by a HITRUST-certified cloud and cybersecurity infrastructure.
Mona Abutaleb, CEO of Med Tech Solutions, noted that healthcare organizations are no longer looking for point-in-time consultants but for partners who can support them over the long term. The combined organization aims to provide a “lower-friction” way for providers to gather clinical signals and optimize business systems without the human-machine bottlenecks that often clog traditional care delivery.
Closing the “Care Continuum” Gap
While MTS has long been a leader in managing IT for ambulatory and community-based settings, the addition of Avarion accelerates its growth in the acute care sector. This “enterprise-wide” visibility is critical for health systems pursuing “Payvider” alignment and interoperability, as it ensures that data flows seamlessly from the physician’s office to the hospital bedside.
Robert Kitts, CEO of Avarion, highlighted that this represents a “natural evolution” for his firm. Together, MTS and Avarion can now support a hospital from the initial board-level strategy down to the end-user support for a nurse at 3:00 AM. This continuity is designed to drive “meaningful, lasting value” by ensuring that the strategic vision of an IT project isn’t lost during the hand-off to operations.
