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 | Dec 21, 2015 | General News, HIPAA
Continuing a big month of HIPAA enforcement activities, the HHS Office of Civil Rights announced today yet another settlement – the University of Washington Medicine (UWM) agreed to a $750,000 settlement regarding potential HIPAA violations. UWM includes...
by Gary Pritts | Nov 30, 2015 | General News, HIPAA
On November 25, 2015, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Lahey) agreed to settle potential violations of HIPAA regulations for $850,000. In addition, the settlement calls for a robust corrective action plan. Lahey is a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with Tufts...
by Gary Pritts | Nov 14, 2015 | General News, HIPAA
With the advent of the Meaningful Use program, including the current Stage 2 requirements, healthcare organizations across the country have instituted the annual risk analysis, or risk assessment. When Eagle Consulting Partners conducts a risk analysis, we always seek...
by Gary Pritts | Nov 4, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News, HIPAA
This week the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016. Combing through this 76 page document revealed some items of interest relating to HIPAA and Meaningful Use. In particular, we note two areas of investigation: 1)...
by Gary Pritts | Oct 10, 2015 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News
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....