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.
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...
The computer industry was rocked in early 2018 by the announcement that all computers, tablets, and smartphones made in the last twenty or more years are affected by two serious vulnerabilities, called Meltdown and Spectre. These two vulnerabilities are unusual and...
The Federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records (42 CFR Part 2) was revised on January 3, 2018, and becomes effective on February 2, 2018. This regulation affects 1) health providers who offer substance abuse treatment programs, and 2) any...
Cloud storage HIPAA compliance requires some smart preparation and security work. The computing industry is moving to a cloud-centric model, and one of the significant trends is moving business data storage into the cloud. In many cases, cloud storage is more...
In recent news, a school counselor and the owner of Western Carolina Counseling Services, Joseph Frank Korzelius, pleaded guilty to health care fraud having used the personal information from his students to submit false Medicaid billings. In total, Korzelius was...
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. 
