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 | Jun 22, 2018 | General News, Large Providers
Allied Physicians, a 40-physician practice in South Bend, Indiana, was attacked by a particular strain of ransomware called SamSam. Allied Physicians discovered the ransomware on May 17 and shut down its network. By May 26, the network was restored. Nine days without...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 22, 2018 | DD Boards
A Roane County, Tennessee, EMS responder posted on her Facebook page, “well, we had a first…We worked a code in a chicken coop! Knee deep in chicken droppings.” according to HealthITSecurity.com. Lessons from this incident can be useful for County DD Boards. The EMS...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 14, 2018 | Business Associates & Others, General News, Health Information Technology, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices, Threat Intelligence
“Healthcare records contain some of the most detailed personal information available, and healthcare organizations are not doing enough to protect this information.”[1] Cyber-attacks on healthcare providers increased from 2016 to 2017 and are expected to increase...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 7, 2018 | General News, Threat Intelligence
Bottom Line Up Front: VPNFilter malware has infected over 500,000 consumer-grade routers and network-attached storage devices with malware that can intercept your internet traffic, steal passwords, pass other malware onto your network, and connect your devices to...
by Gary Pritts | May 23, 2018 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
The initial year for MIPS, 2017, was relatively easy for providers, many of whom were able to achieve a perfect final score of 100. Naturally, providers chose measures that were relatively easy to perform well on, that is, they picked the “low hanging...
