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.
If you are worried about calculating your composite score for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), you aren’t alone. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have not made it clear at all how practices can determine their composite score based on...
First up are measures that can prevent the infection in the first place: Preventative Measures Security Awareness Training. One of the most common “attack vectors” for the ransomware attacks are infections via “phishing” emails, followed by malware delivered from...
Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the publication of this article, CMS has renamed the “Meaningful Use” programs to “Promoting Interoperability”. With October upon us here is what we know about the future of the CMS Incentive Programs. Acting...
One after another, Eagle’s clients have told their stories of ransomware infections during the last year. After becoming a victim, the response is typical – these organizations recognize that attacks could occur again, with impacts even more severe, and invest both...
According to research published by security organization FireEye Labs, massive email campaigns were identified during August 2016 distributing the Locky ransomware. While the spam was distributed worldwide and across various industries, the U.S. received the highest...
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. 
