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Judy Aburmishan, MBA, CPA, CHBC, CMPA

Partner in Charge of Health Care Industry Services

Areas of Expertise:

Judy works with health care organizations in most aspects of their businesses, such as strategic planning, mergers and business and practice start-ups, including hospital-physician joint-ventures and ambulatory surgical center development. She works with our healthcare clients on their day to day accounting and tax planning issues. Judy also manages FGMK’s healthcare consulting practice and is a resource for the unusual projects such as medical practice valuations, physician employment contract reviews, physician compensation determination, managed care contract reviews, revenue enhancement reviews, and financial forecasts.

Background:

A senior accountant on the audit staff of Price Waterhouse (now Price WaterhouseCoopers) for five years, Judy left to become the controller of a large Chicago real estate firm. In 1983 she joined an Ohio CPA firm that specialized in the health care industry and worked there two years before returning to Chicago and joining FGMK, LLC. In addition to being the partner-in-charge of the health care industry services division, she is also on the FGMK marketing committee.

Education and Certification:

B.S., Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1974
MBA – Finance, Northeastern Illinois University, 2003, MBA Graduate of the Year 2003, Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2007
Certified Public Accountant, 1974
Certified Healthcare Business Consultant, 2000
Certified Medical Practice Analyst, 2001
Adjunct Professor, College of Business and Management, Northeastern Illinois University
Adjunct Associate Professor – Southern Illinois University Medical School, Springfield

Memberships:

Illinois CPA Society (past Chairman of the Healthcare Committee, past Chair of the Healthcare Conference Committee)
AICPA (member, consulting division)
Women Healthcare Executives Network (organization’s accountant)
National Association of Health Care Consultants
Medical Group Management Association
Institute of Certified Healthcare Consultants
Association of Certified Medical Practice Analysts

Community Involvement:

Judy is currently on the Dean’s advisory council for the Business and Management College at Northeastern Illinois University, where she is an adjunct professor. She also teaches medical practice management at Southern Illinois University Medical School in Springfield, IL. She is a frequent speaker to national consulting and physician organizations, as well as seminars hosted by banks, hospitals and medical societies. She also donates a portion of her time to educating medical residents in business management.

Personal Philosophy:

"What I do best is listen to clients, understand their problems and then put a team together to make the right things happen. Basically, I'm a healthcare industry resource, problem solver and a strategic planner."

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