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 5, 2019 | Business Associates & Others, DD Boards, General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices, Threat Intelligence
Third Quarter 2019 Phishing Surge and Business Email Compromise Highlight Need for Security Awareness Training Based on data through the third quarter of 2019, email phishing attacks climbed to the highest level in more than 3 years. Email remains one of the top...
by Gary Pritts | Nov 22, 2019 | General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
Proposed Changes to 42 CFR Part 2 Will Affect Community Health Centers and Other Clinics In response to the opioid crisis, the medical community has increased its efforts to offer solutions. With encouragement from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
by Gary Pritts | Nov 21, 2019 | Business Associates & Others, DD Boards, General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices, Threat Intelligence
Business Email Compromise Increases, $26B in annual losses, per FBI The FBI, on September 10, 2019, issued a public service announcement regarding Business Email Compromise (BEC) threats. BEC is a sophisticated scam that targets government agencies, businesses, and...
by Gary Pritts | Nov 14, 2019 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News, Physician Practices
Click Here to Download Eagle’s MIPS 2020 Top 5 Changes On November 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the 2020 final MIPS rule. Per usual, most of the proposed changes were approved. However, in an unprecedented move by CMS, several...
by Gary Pritts | Nov 7, 2019 | DD Boards, General News, Revenue Cycle Management
Recovering from Third-Generation Ransomware Attack Decision-makers need to understand the impacts of a third-generation ransomware attack so that they can properly allocate budgets and set priorities for recovering from ransomware, including: Safeguards that can...
