Thomas W. Hughes, MBA CEO & President
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Management
Thomas William Hughes ("TJ") Chief Technology Officer
David Fincher VP Sales
Cindy Jacoby, MBA, MEd VP of Operations
Thomas W. Hughes, MBA
CEO & President
Mr. Hughes founded Electronic Claims & Funding, Inc. (ECF) in 1990 and along with a strong entrepreneurial group, built the company into the nation's largest dental electronic claims clearinghouse. In 1995, Mr. Hughes sold ECF to MedeAmerica and today ECF is basically the Dental Division of Emdeon. While growing the business at ECF, Mr. Hughes saw a need for an electronic attachment clearinghouse and in 1997 started NEA. Many of the former employees of ECF now work with Mr. Hughes. NEA remains today as the largest collection of brainpower and knowledge in the area of electronic attachments. Mr. Hughes further expanded his vision in 2007 and created Medical Electronic Attachment, Inc. to fill the void for attachment processing in the medical market space. Mr. Hughes is recognized as a thought leader in the attachment committee of HL7.
Mr. Hughes is an avid sailor and often speaks at healthcare events around the country. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Children Everywhere and is a sponsor of the Faith Works schools in Zambia, Africa. Mr. Hughes and his wife Barbara have three children and six grandchildren. Mr. Hughes graduated from Florida State University and has an MBA from Kennesaw State University.
Thomas William Hughes ("TJ")
Chief Technology Officer
TJ Hughes has over 18 years in the Healthcare Information Technology field. He has worked with NEA from its inception and previously was one of the founders of Electronic Claims & Funding Inc. Mr. Hughes has extensive experience with EDI transactions and he is responsible for the design and development of the FastAttach™ software. Mr. Hughes currently oversees all information technology initiatives for NEA. The entire technology staff including programming, quality assurance, systems administration and customer support report to him. Mr. Hughes is also responsible for NEA's HIPAA compliance and serves as NEA's Chief Information Security Officer.
Mr. Hughes is an avid amateur radio operator and volunteers extensively within organizations supporting various Emergency Management Agencies.
Mr. Hughes and his wife Tracy have two children.
David Fincher
VP Sales
At its inception in 1997, Mr. Fincher joined National Electronic Attachment, Inc. before the company had any customers. He launched the initial marketing plans for NEA. After two successful years, Mr. Fincher was promoted to Vice President of Provider Sales. He is directly responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of marketing initiatives to grow the number of channel partners and dental providers.
During his tenure with NEA, Mr. Fincher has spoken at many seminars and sat on many panels at conferences across the USA and has helped educate the dental industry about electronic attachments. He has also worked with several well-known dental consultant speakers who instruct dental providers how to improve their office efficiencies. Those consultants believe FastAttach™ is an important factor in improving the efficiency of a dental office. Mr. Fincher's dedication to the education of the providers and consultants has helped make electronic attachments a common term.
Mr. Fincher earned a B.B.A. from the University of Georgia and is a former USMCR non-commissioned officer. He has held various management positions with RJR Nabisco, Sears, and NEA. Mr. Fincher enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, fishing and hiking with his wife and two children.
Cindy Jacoby, MBA, MEd
Vice President of Operations
Cindy Jacoby joined NEA in the spring of 2007 as operations manager and has been recently appointed Vice President of Operations. Her responsibilities include new customer implementation, hiring and overall company operations. Mrs. Jacoby has been asked to participate in panel discussions about electronic attachments in EDI conferences such as NDEDIC.
Mrs. Jacoby received a Masters of Business Administration in 2006 from the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, where she is currently taking course work to become a Certified Managerial Coach. Mrs. Jacoby currently coaches one MBA student and one MBA team in the Coles College program. Mrs. Jacoby serves on the EMBARK Alumni Board and is a featured speaker to the new incoming Coles classes.
After graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, she earned a masters degree in education and served for 17 years as a teacher, guidance counselor and school administrator at an Atlanta independent school. She and her husband David enjoy playing golf and tennis and playing with their two children Molly and Jack.