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.
At last, on 10/6/2015 CMS released the text of the Meaningful Use Rule for 2015 and beyond, in advance of the scheduled publication date which is 10/16/2015. The slow pace of finalizing this rule has caused uncertainty and anxiety at provider organizations nationwide....
The new CMS Stage 2 / Stage 3 rule published on October 16, 2015 includes some wording adjustments to the Privacy and Security Objective that are significant. The Measure is as follows: Conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements in...
On October 16, 2015 CMS published Modifications to Meaningful Use in 2015 through 2017, and the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program Stage 3 rules. The rules retain the Privacy and Security Objective, as Objective #1, in both Stage 2 and Stage 3, which require...
Under the 10/16/2015 change to Meaningful Use for 2015 through 2017, the Health Information Exchange measure, now Measure #5, is a simplified version of the original Measure 15, previously titled “Summary of Care”. This objective is retained as part of...
Under the 10/16/2015 change to Meaningful Use for 2015 through 2017, the Health Information Exchange measure, now Measure #5, is a simplified version of the original Measure 15, previously titled “Summary of Care”. This objective is retained as part of...
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. 