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Meet Our Consultants

James Hammond, CHBC, CPA

James E. Hammond, CHBC, CPA founded Healthcare Management Consultants, Inc. in 1980. He graduated from Albion College with a BA in 1962 and received his Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan in 1967. He earned his CPA designation in 1967 and became certified as a healthcare business consultant in 1974. Jim is a member of the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has served on numerous national boards including the Society of Professional Business Consultants where he was elected President from 1980 to 1981. He has also served on the board of the Institute of Certified Professional Business Consultants, the Professional Consultants Liability Insurance Company, and the Editorial Board of Dental Economics Magazine. Jim has also served as a member and contributor to Dental Advisory and Dental Economics magazine. Jim has been a frequent speaker to various dental societies including AAOMS, Midwestern Society of Orthodontists, Marquette University Orthodontic Residency, ADA Practice Management Division, Winnebago County Dental Society, Brown-Door-Kewaunee County Dental Society, Outagamie County Dental Society, Marinette County Dental Society, and Sheboygan County Dental Society. In addition to providing practice management and personal financial planning services to his clients, Jim is also frequently called to provide expert testimony for practice valuations for a variety of legal purposes.

 

Michael J. Dejno, CHBC, CPA

Michael J. Dejno, CHBC, CPA has been in the healthcare consulting business since 1991. He is a Certified Healthcare Business Consultant (CHBC) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He earned his CPA designation in 1997 and became certified as a healthcare business consultant in 1998. He is member of the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants, the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants. Mike has also taught education sessions at the Marquette University’s College of Dentistry residency programs. He provides practice management consulting as well as tax and accounting services to physicians and dentists in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota.