Judy Starkey

Judy Starkey joined the Board in September 2014. Ms. Starkey is the Founder and former Chairperson of Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates (CEA), which she launched in 1986. Her company was acquired by Emdeon in 2010. She began her career in health service management, medical cost control, and government systems with the Social Security Administration. While employed by the government, Ms. Starkey designed a management system that enabled states to comply with congressional and state regulations. She also designed and implemented a process that reduced the cost of administering the SSDIB program by several million dollars.

Ms. Starkey is an oft-honored expert in her field and is an advanced member of HFMA, has delivered Congressional testimony and presents at national/state forums of healthcare professionals.

She currently serves on three not-for-profit boards including Baddour Memorial Center, Inc., The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, and Emory Palliative Day Visiting Committee. Ms. Starkey received her BS degree in Psychology from Spring Hill College and her MS in Psychology from Georgia State University.