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.
Ohio Revised Code 3798.10 required the Medicaid director to create standard authorization forms (medical release forms) which are compliant with both the HIPAA requirements in 45 CFR §164.508 and the Substance Use Disorder confidentiality requirements in 42...
Check out 2017 & 2018 Eagle MIPS Maximizer Results… MIPS Maximizers: Eagle will maximize your results… by Alex Dighero Our clients typically have 1 of 2 goals when teaming up with Eagle Consulting Partners as their MIPS Maximizers. They want to...
The MIPS rules are complex and this complexity creates many opportunities to make mistakes. Here are 5 mistakes we have seen and our advice for avoiding them: 1. Filing the Promoting Interoperability (PI) hardship exception without evaluating the impact In 2018, CMS...
Why was my MIPS bonus only 1.88% and not 4%? Many providers who invested time, effort and money in maximizing their MIPS score for 2017 were disappointed to discover that their 2019 claims included a maximum bonus of 1.88% instead of the widely-advertised positive 4%...
Internet Explorer is a “compatibility solution” not a “modern browser”, explains Microsoft’s lead for cybersecurity in a recent blog post. Do you use the Internet Explorer web browser on a regular basis? Does your practice or...
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. 
