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.
Eagle President Gary Pritts offers a special message of support for Ohio DD Boards during this national health emergency. This is a stressful time for all of us. We know that you are coping with major changes in your agency. Please know that we are working to...
Quickly train and enable your workforce to securely work from home with this free toolkit from The SANS Institute. Many organizations are understandably struggling with the sudden transition to work-from-home caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As your organization...
Hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus global health crisis to attack organizations of all sizes. Alert your personnel to keep them security aware! So many of us have been disrupted and confused by the unprecedented changes of the past few days. Like us, you...
Telehealth Rules Temporarily Changing Due to the COVID-19 emergency, CMS has temporarily relaxed rules regarding telehealth; Medicare will pay for E&M encounters at the same rate as in-person visits. The rule also temporarily suspends HIPAA rules enforcement to...
HIPAA and Texting Physicians ask, “Can I text my patients when they have follow-up questions?” or “Can I use FaceTime on my iPhone for a video conference with a patient?” For physicians who use iPhones, the short answer is “no”. ...
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. 
