RONALD A. TOMO, MPA, CCP, CNA, NUHEALTH’S VICE PRESIDENT & CIO, TO SPEAK AT AITP ANNUAL CIO CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL SHOWCASE
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May 12, 2011
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RONALD A. TOMO, MPA, CCP, CNA, NUHEALTH’S VICE PRESIDENT & CIO, TO SPEAK AT AITP ANNUAL CIO CONFERENCE AND EDUCATIONAL SHOWCASE
East Meadow, NY…Ronald A. Tomo, MPA, CCP, CNA, NuHealth’s vice president & chief information officer, will be a distinguished panelist at the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Annual CIO Conference and Educational Showcase, titled “Prioritizing with the CIO Stars: Key IT initiatives of Long Island’s Top CIOs” on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington in Melville.
The conference will give individuals an opportunity to meet local educational organizations and see their offerings of programs and services at the educational showcase pre-session, which will include exhibit tables of local universities, colleges and other educational resources. There will be opportunities for networking with peers, and to find out about the innovative programs and curriculum (like healthcare IT, cyber security, medical informatics, wireless technology, and project management) that are available to help IT professionals learn and grow on Long Island.
“I am honored to have been invited as a guest panelist at the AITP annual conference, and be able to share my insight on healthcare IT. This conference is a wonderful opportunity for IT professionals to come together and share valuable knowledge with one another to provide growth and development amongst professionals as well as the information technology community,” said Tomo.
The Long Island Chapter of AITP continues to serve as the premier organization of choice among information technology professionals. It serves as a resource for professional development and growth. The mission of the Long Island Chapter of AITP is to provide its members professional development, education, and exposure to technological trends and leadership within the Long Island business community. The Chapter also provides opportunities for networking with experienced I.T. professionals in industry, academia, and local government.
Tomo received his bachelor’s degree in management and a master’s degree in public administration, specializing in hospital administration from Long Island University. His systems training was obtained from a full certification program at New York University. He is a certified paralegal and has studied managed care systems and integrated delivery systems at the Harvard School of Public Health. He launched his amateur radio hobby in 1967, and runs his own television station, having worked and communicated with the space shuttles and the MIR Space Station. He is a certified level I, II, & III emergency communications specialist, through the American Radio Relay League and holds an FCC Commercial third class radio telegraph certificate. Mr. Tomo has worked both in the hospital applications area (designing/building software and acquiring packaged software) and in the high technology arena (ATM WAN; video conferencing; LANs, etc.). Tomo has also published articles on patient education systems, medical office management systems, and physician billing systems. Mr. Tomo is was an adjunct professor at Long Island University for 10 years, teaching health care information systems and microcomputer application in health care. In the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Tomo has been a communications officer and served to build up several radio facilities in his division. He also is in the US ARMY MARS program as an Emergency Communications Specialist and runs a 24×7 digital COMMS center which he also established in Haiti. Mr. Tomo resides in North Bellmore.
ABOUT NUHEALTH
NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life. Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community. By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.
For more information about NuHealth or its Centers of Care, visit www.nuhealth.net.