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 | Jan 30, 2018 | DD Boards, Health Information Technology, Threat Intelligence
You may have heard of the recent SamSam ransomware attack on Allscripts, a juggernaut in electronic health record (EHR) services, but SamSam has also attacked other healthcare-related organizations. SamSam has attacked Erie County Medical Center (Buffalo, NY), Adams...
by Gary Pritts | Jan 26, 2018 | General News, Health Information Technology, Threat Intelligence
Allscripts, the largest physician practice Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendor, was attacked by the SamSam ransomware. As of Friday, January 26, 2018, physicians using Allscripts flagship EHR service, PRO EHR, from their Charlotte, NC and Raleigh, NC data centers...
by Gary Pritts | Jan 20, 2018 | DD Boards, General News, Health Information Technology, Threat Intelligence
During December, 2017, Eagle Consulting received an inquiry from a small medical practice that lost its entire electronic record database in an attack from the Hermes ransomware. By the time the practice became aware of the attack, the damaged database overwrote the...
by Gary Pritts | Jan 17, 2018 | DD Boards, General News, Health Information Technology, HIPAA, Threat Intelligence
Start with Meltdown and Spectre Part I: What Are They? HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates should pay attention to three major risk areas from Meltdown and Spectre: One — Unpatched equals unsafe, especially for these vulnerabilities. Unfortunately,...
by Gary Pritts | Jan 15, 2018 | DD Boards, General News, Threat Intelligence
Phillip Durachinsky of North Royalton, Ohio, was charged on 01/10/2018 for his role in creating and deploying malware called “Fruitfly”. According to the indictment, Durachinsky developed Fruitfly around 2003, and since then infected thousands of computers, including...
