Healthcare organizations face unprecedented challenges navigating regulatory compliance, compensation structures, and complex litigation matters. When industry expertise meets national resources, the result is a partnership that strengthens capabilities across the board. We’re excited to announce that Healthworks, a nationally respected healthcare consulting firm, has joined Sorren—bringing together two decades of specialized knowledge with our comprehensive advisory platform.
This strategic partnership represents more than an acquisition; it’s the union of shared values and complementary strengths. Healthworks has been a trusted partner to hospitals, physician groups, trauma centers, healthcare systems, and law firms nationwide for over 20 years. Their addition significantly strengthens Sorren’s healthcare advisory and litigation support solutions, enhancing our ability to help clients navigate one of the most complex industries in the United States.
The numbers speak to Healthworks’ established track record: retention in more than 100 managed care disputes, disclosure as experts on 65 occasions, testimony in 39 trials and arbitration hearings, and completion of over 6,000 physician compensation valuations. This experience has earned them recognition for precision, credibility, and deep knowledge of healthcare economics.
The Foundation: Healthworks’ Mission and Values
At the heart of Healthworks’ success lies a clear mission: making healthcare work better. Their approach centers on the belief that meaningful improvement in our healthcare system starts with focusing on what truly matters. This philosophy has guided their work with 280+ organizations nationwide, from academic medical centers to rural hospitals.
Healthworks operates on several core principles that align seamlessly with Sorren’s values:
Collaborative Healthcare Solutions: They believe that hospitals and physicians working more closely together create lasting value. This collaboration must be supported by fair compensation models that align interests and promote synergy between all parties.
Operational Excellence: As emergency, trauma, and critical care inpatients utilize growing proportions of inpatient resources, Healthworks recognizes that hospitals must operate at peak efficiency levels while delivering superior quality in these critical areas.
Strategic Payment Innovation: Their vision includes hospitals and health plans collaborating to develop payment methods that incentivize efficient, high-quality care at amounts that fairly reflect the value being exchanged.
These foundational beliefs have shaped Healthworks’ approach to every client engagement, emphasizing practical, data-driven solutions that bring clarity and consensus to complex healthcare challenges.
Specialized Expertise That Strengthens Client Outcomes
Healthworks brings a comprehensive suite of specialized services that complement Sorren’s existing capabilities:
Healthcare Valuation Services
Healthworks has established itself as a leading expert in healthcare valuation, serving clients across the United States. Their valuation expertise encompasses physician compensation agreements, ensuring compliance with federal regulations while reflecting fair market value. This precision has made them the go-to resource for organizations requiring accurate, defensible valuations in complex regulatory environments.
Litigation Support and Expert Witness Services
For over a decade, clients have relied on Healthworks for expert witness services, knowing they deliver high-quality support cost-effectively. Their litigation support capabilities include:
- Expert witness testimony in trials and arbitration hearings
- Comprehensive case analysis and documentation
- Clear, compelling presentation of complex healthcare economics
- Strategic support for law firms handling hospital and healthcare group legal matters
Trauma Services and Critical Care Solutions
Healthworks brings specialized knowledge in trauma center operations and critical care delivery. Their experience helps healthcare organizations optimize these high-stakes, resource-intensive service lines while maintaining the highest quality standards.
Hospital-Physician Integration
Their approach to hospital-physician integration focuses on identifying common interests and designing solutions that align incentives. This expertise proves invaluable as healthcare organizations seek to strengthen partnerships and improve care coordination.
A Proven Methodology for Complex Challenges
What sets Healthworks apart is its collaborative methodology. They combine market insights, analytics, and proven methods with clients’ internal knowledge to develop practical, data-driven solutions. Their approach emphasizes:
Clear Communication: Healthworks is known for presenting complex data about markets, organizations, and best practices in clear, common-sense terms that facilitate decision-making.
Collaborative Engagement: They actively engage client teams in previews of work products, making refinements that bring clarity and consensus to each situation.
Market-Driven Insights: Their solutions are grounded in a deep understanding of healthcare markets and regulatory environments, ensuring recommendations remain practical and achievable.
Looking Forward: Enhanced Capabilities for Clients
“Healthworks brings unmatched expertise in healthcare economics, payer-provider relationships, and expert witness services,” said Josh Tyree, president of Sorren. “Their experience strengthens our ability to serve clients in one of the most complex and highly regulated industries, furthering our mission to provide diverse, high-quality advisory services across the country.”
For Healthworks, joining Sorren represents a natural evolution that enhances their ability to serve clients while maintaining the trusted relationships they’ve built over two decades.
“This partnership is an exciting milestone for Healthworks and the clients we serve,” said Chris Fritz, Principal and CEO of Healthworks. “By joining Sorren, we can broaden the scope of our services and resources while continuing to deliver the insight and advocacy our clients have relied on for decades. It’s a natural next step that positions us to have an even greater impact on healthcare organizations and the law firms that represent them.”
The Sorren Advantage: Local Expertise, National Scale
This partnership exemplifies Sorren’s commitment to uniting specialized expertise with national resources. We offer the best of both worlds: decades of local relationships and the scale to spot opportunities others miss.
Healthworks’ integration strengthens our healthcare advisory practice while maintaining the personalized service and specialized knowledge that clients value. Their team continues serving clients with trusted expertise, now strengthened by Sorren’s national network and expanded services.
Moving Forward Together
The healthcare industry continues to evolve rapidly, presenting new challenges and opportunities for organizations across the spectrum. With Healthworks’ specialized expertise now part of Sorren’s comprehensive platform, we’re better positioned to help clients navigate these changes successfully.
Whether you need healthcare valuation, expert witness support, or physician partnership optimization, our combined expertise tackles complex challenges effectively.
We’re proud to welcome Healthworks to Sorren and excited about the accomplishments we’ll achieve together. This partnership reflects our commitment to building a modern, connected firm that empowers clients in a changing healthcare landscape.
👉 Contact us to see how our advisory team can help your organization navigate complex healthcare challenges.
