The Chartis Group, a leading healthcare advisory and analytics firm, announced its acquisition of crankfrog, one of the fastest growing payer consulting firms advising national, regional, and local payers on strategy, operations, and technology.
“The addition of crankfrog allows us to expand and amplify our capabilities to serve both payers and providers,” said Ken Graboys, CEO of The Chartis Group. “It is a like-minded firm with exceptionally talented consultants providing complementary capabilities in payer strategy, operations, digital, and IT. By combining the power of Chartis and crankfrog, we’ll play a meaningful role in advancing healthcare financing, access, risk, and payer/provider collaboration.”
Atul Pathiyal, CEO of crankfrog, added, “Chartis is a natural home for us to continue to accelerate our growth and impact. Chartis and crankfrog share a lot of similarities—we both exclusively serve healthcare and have grown by being on the vanguard of thought leadership and client service, leading to demonstrable results. This partnership will allow us to expand our capabilities and broaden into new segments of the payer market.” Pathiyal, founder of crankfrog, and a 25-year veteran of payer consulting, will assume leadership of Chartis Consulting’s Payer Practice.
The acquisition of crankfrog furthers Chartis’ commitment to helping its clients navigate the evolving healthcare ecosystem and how care is delivered and financed.
About Chartis
Chartis is a comprehensive healthcare advisory firm dedicated to helping clients build a healthier world. We work across the healthcare continuum with more than 900 clients annually, including providers, payers, health services organizations, technology and retail companies, and investors. Through times of change, challenge, and opportunity, we advise the industry on how to navigate disruption, pursue growth, achieve financial sustainability, unleash technology, improve care models and operations, enhance clinical quality and safety, and advance health equity. The teams we convene bring deep industry expertise and industry-leading innovation, enabling clients to achieve transformational results and create positive societal impact. Learn more.