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 | Sep 11, 2014 | General News, HIPAA
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced yet another delay in the start of the long-awaited HIPAA Audit Program. This time, a technology upgrade is to blame. In June, we blogged about the OCR’s plan for Phase 2 of its audit program, which was projected to...
by Gary Pritts | Sep 4, 2014 | General News, HIPAA
Several celebrities had their privacy compromised this week when nude photos they had uploaded to Apple’s iCloud were stolen by hackers and shared on the Internet. On Tuesday, Apple said that the theft of the photos was due to “very targeted attacks” on the...
by Gary Pritts | Aug 25, 2014 | General News, HIPAA
HIPAA Security’s 42 requirements, many of which are merely one sentence in length, understandably result in many questions for organizations seeking to comply. To resolve some of this ambiguity, the HHS Office of Civil Rights, in April 2009, issued guidance to...
by Gary Pritts | Aug 24, 2014 | General News, HIPAA
The HIPAA Security Rule include two separate implementation specifications involving encryption. The first is contained at 45 CFR 164.312(a)(2)(iv): “Encryption and decryption (Addressable). Implement a mechanism to encrypt and decrypt electronic protected...
by Gary Pritts | Aug 23, 2014 | General News, HIPAA
Community Health Systems announced on Monday that outside hackers gained access to their network and stole the non-medical, personal information of 4.5 million patients. The data included names, addresses, birth dates, telephone numbers and Social Security numbers—all...
