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 | May 8, 2017 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the publication of this article, CMS has renamed the “Meaningful Use” programs and MIPS “Advancing Care Information” category to “Promoting Interoperability”. The Physician Meaningful Use Program...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 23, 2017 | General News, HIPAA
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the publication of this article, CMS has renamed the “Meaningful Use” programs and MIPS “Advancing Care Information” category to “Promoting Interoperability”. A recent survey conducted by SERMO...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 15, 2017 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the publication of this article, on May 4, the House of Representatives passed an updated version of the American Health Care Act. The Senate has begun a review which is expected to result in significant revisions. CMS has also...
by Gary Pritts | Dec 10, 2016 | General News, HIPAA
An Eagle Consulting Partners client, a 10 physician practice, shared their ransomware story. In the words of the system administrator: It was about 6PM on a Wednesday evening and I needed to do some maintenance on the EMR server. I was at home. Typically I wait...
by Gary Pritts | Dec 9, 2016 | General News, HIPAA
On October 7, 2016, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its new webpage, “Guidance on HIPAA & Cloud Computing.” Healthcare organizations are increasingly using cloud computing vendors for electronic records, billing and revenue cycle management, file...
