Eagle Consulting Partners Leadership

Gary Pritts, Founder and President

Gary is an IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance expert with deep experience in healthcare and other HIPAA-regulated entities in the public and private sectors. Over the last 20 years, he has consulted with over 1000 organizations including state, county, and local government agencies, hospitals, physician practices, software-as-a-service companies, revenue cycle management companies, IT managed services companies, insurance companies, self-insured health plans, health insurance brokers/third-party administrators, and a wide variety of other entities.  Other areas of expertise include compliance with federal regulations including FERPA, IDEA, FDA’s GxP, the international privacy regulation GDPR, and state computer security/privacy regulations for over 20 states. His experience includes work with standards and certification frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST, HITRUST, ENHAC, and the Trust Services Criteria for SOC 2. Gary served for many years on the board of Lakewood Hospital, one of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals.  He is the author of over a dozen sets of HIPAA and other policies specifically designed for various industry sectors. Previous experience includes his work as product development manager for the EDI clearinghouse division of Quadax, president/owner of Premier Rehab, a Medicare Certified Rehab agency, and 15 years in various positions with computer and computer service organizations.  He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.