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 | Mar 14, 2019 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
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...
by Gary Pritts | Mar 11, 2019 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
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...
by Gary Pritts | Mar 8, 2019 | General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
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%...
by Gary Pritts | Mar 5, 2019 | Business Associates & Others, DD Boards, General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
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...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 18, 2019 | Business Associates & Others, DD Boards, General News, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices
In early 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) cycled through multiple health privacy enforcement heads over a 4-month span. Despite this turnover, OCR tallied $28.7 million from its completed HIPAA enforcement...
