Articles by: Gary Pritts
Gary consults in the areas of physician practice management, medical information systems, HIPAA compliance, health and productivity management and general business management. Gary serves on the board of Lakewood Hospital, one of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals, and is a founder and past president of eHealth Ohio, and is active with numerous professional organizations. He served as product development manager for the EDI clearinghouse division of Quadax, a regional clearinghouse, and understands provider organizations from his 6 years as President and owner of Premier Rehab, a Medicare Certified Rehab agency with two Cleveland locations. His computer background includes 15 years in various 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.
by Gary Pritts | Aug 6, 2021 | HIPAA
Are you prepared with a data backup strategy for Office 365? The February 2021 version of the Microsoft HIPAA Business Associate agreement states that it will “comply with applicable requirements of the [HIPAA] Security Rule”. One of the HIPAA requirements is data...
by Gary Pritts | May 27, 2021 | DD Boards, General News, Telehealth
Social Distancing and Telehealth Over the last several weeks, HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has issued multiple press releases regarding HIPAA compliance during the COVID-19 crisis, and there is some confusion about these. To eliminate this confusion, please know...
by Gary Pritts | Mar 26, 2021 | DD Boards
Time to Move from Reaction Mode to Proactive Security Management How do you deal with work-from-home security management during ongoing cases of COVID? Some have gone back to the office, but mandates are changing as we write this and as part of adjusting to the “new...
by Gary Pritts | Mar 26, 2020 | DD Boards
Many Ohio county DD Boards have shifted to a majority remote workforce over the past week, and the rest are likely to follow. We are hearing of challenges / roadblocks as we talk with our DD board clients across the state. Boards have different technology mixes so...
by Gary Pritts | Mar 24, 2020 | General News
Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute has just launched a short online course that provides life-saving skills for dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. Please share this with your colleagues, families, and friends. Click here to see the course:...
