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 14, 2018 | General News
The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities recently announced a HIPAA compliance review of the County Boards of Developmental Disabilities. In the email contacting the initial group of county boards to be reviewed, Michelle Burk of DODD describe the audit as...
by Gary Pritts | Jul 30, 2018 | Physician Practices
42 CFR Part 2 is a federal law aimed at protecting the confidentiality of substance abuse patient records. It is more restrictive than HIPAA in numerous ways, so you have to be careful with these records should you receive them. Under 42 CFR Part 2, the restrictions...
by Gary Pritts | Jul 27, 2018 | General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
As we are moving through through year 2 of the MIPS program, it is imperative that eligible clinicians simultaneously prepare for the next few years and the prospective changes to come. With the release of the proposed rule for 2019, participants can get a sense of...
by Gary Pritts | Jul 27, 2018 | Large Providers, Physician Practices
There are four categories to the 2018 MIPS program: quality, promoting interoperability (formerly advancing care information), improvement activities, and the cost category. Though seemingly new to the program for 2018, the cost performance category was being tracked...
by Gary Pritts | Jul 27, 2018 | General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
Eligible clinicians and groups that participated in MIPS performance year 2017 can now view their final scores as well as review the calculation of their 2019 payment adjustment. Per the MIPS regulation, the final scores received for performance year 2017 will dictate...
